GIFT  or 


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^^M^^u^ 


CHI  PHI 


Year  Book 


Published    for   the    Fraternity    by    the 
Council 


Boston,  1902 


Q^  \Q^MxluD  U^h^ 


Stanbope  press 

F.    H.   GILSON    COMPANY 
BOSTON,   U.S.  A. 


CONTENTS 

PAGB 

The  Psi  Chapter i 

History  of  the  Chakett 71 

The  Ideal  Fraternity  Man 75 

Chi  Phi  at  Dartmouth 78 

Chi  Phi  in  the  South 92 

Chi  Phi  a  Social  Order       98 

The  New  President  of  Wofford loi 

The  New  President  of  Emory 105 

If  Brothers  Meet,  A  Sonnet 107 

The  Seventy-Seventh  Annual  Congress     .     .     .  108 

Officers  of  the  Fraternity iii 

Chapter  Addresses 112 

Chapter  Histories  : 

Alpha 115 

Beta 119 

Gamma 120 

Delta i    .  124 

Epsilon 128 

Zeta 132 

Eta 136 

Theta 139 

Iota 141 

Lambda 145 

Mu 147 

Nu 151 

XI 153 

Omicron 157 

Rho 159 

Sigma 163 

Phi 165 

Psi 169 


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Obituaries  : 

Charles  Whiti'Ier  Asper,  Xi,  '74 171 

WiNGFIELD    S.    ARTER,   Xi,    '96 1 71 

Howard  S.  Avery,  Lambda,  '98 172 

Robert  Brooke  Finch,  Xi,  '78 172 

William  Elliott  Huger,  Jr.,  Alpha,  '93  .     .  172 

George  Albert  Hutchinson,  Omicron, '93  .     .  173 

William  Leaman,  Zeta,  '57 173 

Henry  C.  G.  Reber,  Zeta,  '66 173 

Ralph  Strickland,  Jr.,  Delta,  '87      ....  174 

George  Covington  Preat,  Alpha,  '70     .     .     .  174 

James  Thurlow  Weed,  Xi,  '04 174 

John  Adam  Werner  Hetrick,  Zeta,  '72     .     .  175 
Chapter  Roll  :  Active  Membership  : 

Alpha 179 

Beta 179 

Gamma 180 

Delta 180 

Epsilon 181 

Zeta 182 

Eta 182 

Theta 183 

Iota 183 

Lambda 184 

Mu 185 

Nu 185 

Xi 186 

Omicron 186 

Rho 187 

Sigma 188 

Phi 188 

Chi 189 

Psi 190 


LIST  OF   ILLUSTRATIONS 


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Briarfield,  the  Psi  Chapter  House     .     .    Frontispiece 

George  Cole  Haldeman,  Founder  of  Psi    ...  3 

William  Marshall  Rees,  Psi,  '74 4 

William  Arthur  Lathrop,  Psi,  '75 7 

Eustace  Barron  Rogers,  Psi,  '76 8 

William  Percival  Rice,  Psi,  '76 13 

Joseph  Paxton  Lance,  Psi,  '77 14 

Thomas  Frederick  Carter,  Psi,  '77 17 

John  Hubbard,  Psi,  '78 18 

BouDiNOT  Keith,  Psi,  '80 21 

John  Tinsley  Jeter,  Psi,  '80 22 

Lewis  Stockton,  Psi,  '81 25 

Nathaniel  Oliver  Goldsmith,  Psi,  '83     ...    .  26 

George  Cowen  Hood,  Psi,  '83 29 

M.  A.  DeWolfe  Howe,  Psi,  '86 30 

George  Rodney  Booth,  Psi,  '86     .  ■ T^-ii 

Jacob  Shotwell  Robeson,  Psi,  '86 34 

Henry  Stevens  Haines,  Psi,  '87 37 

George  Harrison  Neilson,  Psi,  '87 38 

Albert  Brodhead,  Psi,  '88 41 

Wyndham  H.  Stokes,  Psi,  '88 42 

William  Bradford,  Psi,  '88 47 

Herbert  Alexander  Bonzano,  Psi,  '88     ...     .  48 

James  Stewart,  Psl  '89 51 

Charles  Miner  Dodson,  Psi,  '90 52 

Hartley  Howard,  Psi,  '93 55 

Robert  C.  Chetwood,  Psi,  '94 56 

John  James  Gibson,  Psi,  '95 .  61 

Godwin  Hall  Powel,  Psi,  '96 62 

Gavin  Hogg  Dortch,  Psi,  '02 65 

Dartmouth  Hall 79 

College  Buildings  in  1790  (Dartmouth)      ...  80 


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The  College  Yard  (Dartmouth)  .......  87 

Chi  Chapter 88 

Henry  Nelson  wSnyder,  Pi,  '83 103 

James  Edward  Dickey,  Gamma,  '91 104 

Chapter  Photographs : 

Alpha 117 

Beta 118 

Gamma 121 

Delta 125 

Epsilon 129 

Zeta 133 

Eta 137 

Theta 138 

Iota 143 

Lambda 144 

Mu 149 

Nu 130 

X^ 155 

Omicron 156 

Rho 161 

Sigma 162 

Phi 167 

Psi 168 


THE  PSI   CHAPTER 


THE  Psi  Chapter  of  the  Chi  Phi  Fraternity  was 
established  at  Lehigh  University  on  Thursday, 
February  22,  1872,  with  the  following  charter 
members  :  Julius  Peter  Meyer,  '74,  of  Fond  du 
Lac,  Wis. ;  George  Cole  Haldeman,  '74,  of  Chickies,  Pa. ; 
William  Marshall  Rees,  '74,  of  Stroudsburg,  Pa. ;  Wil- 
liam Wallace  Cross,  '74,  of  Milford,  Pa. ;  Smith  Van- 
valzah  Wilson,  '74,  of  Clearfield,  Pa. ;  and  Frank  Augusta 
Watkins,  '75,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

The  founder  of  the  chapter  was  George  Cole  Halde- 
man, '74,  a  freshman  at  Lehigh  University,  who  in 
March,  1871,  was,  at  the  instance  of  Frank  Mehaffey 
(Theta,  '70),  initiated  by  the  Zeta  Chapter  for  the  express 
purpose  of  founding  a  chapter  of  Chi  Phi  at  that  young 
and  vigorous  institution,  then  about  to  commence  its 
seventh  session. 

The  idea  of  founding  a  chapter  at  Lehigh  originated 
with  Brother  Mehaffey,  and  he  impressed  upon  Halde- 
man the  necessity  of  going  to  work  at  once  to  form  a 
chapter. 

Lehigh  in  the  fall  of  1871  enrolled  72  students ;  and  the 
only  Fraternity  represented  was  the  Phi  Kappa  Sigma, 
whose  chapter,  the  Sigma,  founded  in  1869,  was  com- 
posed of  excellent  men.  An  effort  had  been  made 
earlier  in  the  year  to  establish  Zeta  Psi  at  Lehigh ;  but 
although  several  upper  classmen  were  initiated  by  the 
chapter  of  that  Fraternity  at  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, the  scheme  came  to  naught. 

On  entering  college  in  the  fall  of  1871,  Haldeman 
entered  at  once  on  the  work  of  forming  a  chapter,  and 
soon  pledged  the  five  charter  members,  Mej^er,  Scott, 
Wilson,  Watkins,  and  Rees.  He  then  visited  the  Beta 
Chapter  at  Muhlenberg  College,  six  miles  away,   and 


enlisted  the  services  of  its  members  in  his  under- 
taking. 

The  members  of  Beta,  who  up  to  this  time  had  known 
nothing  of  the  movement  on  foot,  approved  warmly  of 
Haldeman's  plans,  and  rendered  him  and  his  associates 
valuable  and  continuous  assistance.  The  petition  for 
a  chapter  was  forwarded  to  the  fraternity  authorities, 
and  it  was  expected  that  a  favorable  response  would  be 
received  at  once. 

At  the  time  this  petition  was  presented  (the  fall  of 
187 1 ),  the  Fraternity  was  composed  of  nine  chapters, 
viz. :  Zeta  at  Franklin  and  Marshall,  Delta  at  Rutgers, 
Xi  at  Cornell,  and  Sigma  at  Wofford,  which  four  chap- 
ters are  still  active  ;  and  Upsilon  at  Hobart,  Theta  at 
Pennsylvania  College,  Omega  at  Dickinson,  and  Beta 
at  Muhlenburg,  which  chapters  are  now  extinct.  The 
chapters  which  at  that  period  dominated  the  Fraternity, 
and  declared  its  policy,  were  Xi,  Delta,  and  Beta.  Xi 
was  the  leading  chapter;  but  Delta,  though  small  in 
numbers,  was  noted  for  her  tenacity  and  aggressiveness 
and  her  members  were  convinced  that  the  great  danger 
to  the  Fraternity  lay  in  the  predominating  influence  of 
the  Pennsylvania  chapters,  as  four  of  the  then  existing 
chapters  were  located  in  that  state.  Firm  in  this 
belief,  Delta  cast  her  vote  against  granting  a  c4iarter  to 
the  petitioners  at  Lehigh. 

This  action,  entirely  unexpected,  came  upon  the  peti- 
tioners like  a  bolt  from  a  clear  sky  ;  but  fortunately 
Xi  was  in  favor  of  the  proposed  new  chapter,  and  the 
members  of  Beta  were  enthusiastic  in  their  advocacy  of 
its  establishment.  Under  these  joint  influences,  the  then 
Grand  Alpha,  William  Sutphen,  went  to  New  Bruns- 
wick and  having  made  a  personal  appeal  to  Delta,  its 
negative  vote  was,  on  January  22,  1872,  reluctantly 
changed  to  one  in  the  affirmative. 

The  action  of  Delta  in  changing  her  vote  was  a  sur- 


GEORGE   COLE  HALDEMAN,  '7^ 
FOUNDER  OF  PSI 


M/ILLIAM   MARSHALL   REESE,  '74 


prise.  There  had-  been  little  expectation  that  that 
chapter  could  be  induced  to  reconsider  its  action,  and 
the  delays  incident  to  procuring  this  result  nearly  ren- 
dered the  project  abortive. 

The  petitioners  had  been  bitterly  disappointed  in  not 
receiving,  in  the  first  instance,  the  charter  their  Chi  Phi 
sponsors  had  so  confidently  promised  them.  Halde^nan 
had  been  taken  sick,  and  did  not  return  after  Christmas ; 
and  being  thus  deprived  of  direct  communication  with 
the  Fraternity,  and  unable  to  understand  the  cause  of  the 
delay  that  ensued,  the  others  had  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  the  question  was  foreclosed,  and  that  the  charter 
would  not  be  granted.  Accordingly,  having  lost  all 
interest  in  the  matter,  many  oi  their  pledged  men  joined 
Phi  Kappa  Sigma. 

The  petitioners  promptly  recovered  their  enthusiasm, 
however,  when  Brother  Meyer  went  to  Bethlehem  from 
AUentown  about  the  middle  of  February  to  notify  them 
that  their  petition  had  b^en  favorably  acted  upon,  and 
that  the  inauguration  of  the  chapter  would  take  place  on 
the  following  Thursday  night,  Washington's  Birthday. 

The  ceremonies  incident  to  initiating  the  petitioners 
and  inaugurating  the  new  chapter  were  conducted  by 
Brother  Millard  F.  Thomson  of  Omega,  assisted  by 
members  of  the  Beta,  Zeta,  and  Omega  Chapters,  and 
were  held  in  a  hall  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Second 
and  New  Streets  in  South  Bethlehem.  All  of  the  char- 
ter members  (except  Scott,  who  was  sick  at  the  time) 
were  initiated  on  the  date  indicated.  The  name  "Psi" 
was  selected  by  the  members  and  the  chapter  was  for 
some  time  known  in  the  Fraternity  as  the  "  Psi  Deu- 
teron  "  to  distingui,sh  it  from  the  Psi  at  Kenyon,  but  the 
"  Deuteron  "  was  never  officially  a  part  of  its  name. 

An  organization  was  immediately  effected  by  the  elec- 
tion of  these  officers  :  Meyer,  Alpha ;  Wilson,  Beta : 
Rees,  Gamma ;  Cross,  Delta,  and  Watkins,  Epsilon  and 


Zeta;  and  composed  as  it  was  of  excellent  men  who 
were  both  enthusiastic  and  loyal,  the  Psi  Chapter  was 
launched  upon  its  adve-nturous  career  with  the  brightest 
prospects. 

It  continued  to  occupy  the  rooms  at  Second  and  New 
Streets  until  March  14,  when  it  moved  into  rooms  on 
Third  Street,  for  which  a  monthly  rental  of  ^10.00  was 
paid.  In  these  rooms,  on  March  15,  George  Charles 
Scott,  '74,  the  remaining  charter  member,  and  Cleveland 
Stewart  Stilwell,  '74,  were  initiated.  At  the  same  meet- 
ing Cross  and  Rees  were  elected  delegates  and  Scott 
and  Meyer  alternates,  to  the  convention  of  1872,  which 
was  to  meet  with  the  Xi  Chapter  on  June  20,  following. 
It  was  subsequently  decided,  however,  not  to  send  dele- 
gates to  this  convention,  owing  to  the  depletion  of  the 
chapter  treasury;  but  when  the  delegates  of  the  Zeta  and 
Omega  Chapters  passed  through  Bethlehem  on  their 
way  to  Ithaca,  the  chapter  gave  them,  as  well  as  the 
members  of  Beta,  a  banquet  at  the  Eagle  Hotel.  This 
banquet  took  place  on  June  18,  and  followed  the  initia- 
tion of  Brother  James  Bingham  Coryell,  '75,  on  the 
evening  of  that  day. 

The  chapter  had  hardly  been  born  when  it  was  dis- 
covered that,  for  various  reasons,  none  of  its  members 
except  Wilson  would  return  the  following  year  ;  and  it 
seemed  inevitable  that  the  college  term  which  had  marked 
the  chapter's  birth  would  also  witness  its  death.  Con- 
trary to  all  expectations,  however,  Rees  returned  to 
Lehigh,  and  aided  by  Wilson  he  undertook  the  well-nigh 
hopeless  task  of  building  up  the  chapter.  Two  better 
men  for  the  work  could  not  have  been  selected,  and  they 
were  favored  in  two  respects.  First,  chapters  at  Lehigh 
being  very  small  at  that  epoch  in  the  life  of  the  col- 
lege, lack  of  members  was  not  so  serious  as  it  would 
have  been  later  ;  second,  the  class  of  '76  was  an  ex- 
cellent one.    Accordingly,  after  a  short,  sharp  campaign, 


WILLIAM   ARTHUR   LATHROP,  y^ 


EUSTACE   BARRON  ROGERS,  '76 


these  two  aggressive  men,  with  the  assistance  of  the 
members  of  the  Beta  Chapter,  on  October  i6,  1872, 
initiated  Harry  Rose  Schoolcraft  Eastman,  Samuel 
Laird  Bigler,  Isaac  Stockton  Keith  Reeves,  and  James- 
Booth  Rogers,  who  were  the  flower  of  the  class  of  1876, 
and  nearly  every  one  of  whom  had  received  invitations 
to  join  the  powerful  and  flourishing  Chapter  of  Phi 
Kappa  Sigma.  Later  in  the  year  William  Arthur  Lath- 
rop,  '75,  Eustace  Barron  Rogers,  Charles  Newcomb 
Lauman,  Frank  Kirkbride  Bacon,  Edward  Royal  Ellison, 
and  Harry  Morehead  Van  Zandt,  '76,  were  admitted. 
The  last  named,  as  well  as  Walter  Percival  Rice,  '76, 
and  William  George  McMillan,  '75  (who  were  initiated 
the  following  yectr),  were  members  of  Iota  Alpha  Kappa, 
a  fraternity  established  at  Lehigh  in  1872  and  now  long 
since  defunct. 

The  only  buildings  upon  the  Lehigh  campus  in  1872 
were  Christmas  Hall,  the  original  college  building,  and 
Packer  Hall ;  the  upper  floor  of  the  latter  being  used  as 
a  dormitory.  In  1873  Saucon  Hall  was  completed,  and 
the  students  moved  into  it,  vacating  the  sleeping-rooms 
in  Packer  Hall. 

The  chapter  occupied  rooms  in  Bethlehem,  over 
Walp's  Furniture  Store,  during  the  year  1872;  but  the 
next  year  it  took  two  rooms  on  the  third  floor  of  the 
building  opposite  the  Eagle  Hotel  in  Bethlehem,  which 
it  retained  until  it  moved,  in  the  spring  of  1875,  to  the 
Anthracite  Building  in  South  Bethlehem. 

Blue  curtains  charged  with  the  Fraternity  monogram 
in  gold  shaded  with  scarlet,  and  visible  from  afar,  were 
fitted  to  the  windows  of  the  hall,  and  the  members  of  the 
chapter  thought  they  had  made  a  great  advance. 

On  Decoration  Day,  1873,  the  chapter,  at  the  invita- 
tion of  John  R.  Taylor  Post  No.  182,  G.  A.  R.,  turned 
out  in  a  body,  and  participated  in  the  decoration  of  the 
soldiers'  graves. 


While  several  of  the  members  had  left  at  the  end  of 
the  college  year  t 872-73,  a  goodly  number  returned  in 
the  fall,  and  initiated  into  the  Fraternity  John  M.  Leicht, 
'76,  Joseph  Paxton  Lance,  '77,  Alfred  Fiske  Hanna,  '76, 
John  Francis  Milnor,  '76,  James  Bloodgood  Camp,  '76, 
Walter  Percival  Rice,  '76,  and  William  George  Mc- 
Millan, '75,  making  the  number  of  members  in  the 
chapter,  during  the  greater  part  of  the  year,  fifteen.  The 
chapter  flourished  exceedingly  during  the  years  1872-74, 
and  it  is  doubtful  if  the  Fraternity  has  ever  had  a  more 
thoroughly  united  and  homogenous  chapter  than  was 
Psi  at  that  period.  The  men  were  all  popular,  and  stood 
well  in  college,  but  neither  sought  nor  cared  for  friend- 
ships outside  of  their  own  number.  Rees  and  Wilson 
were  particularly  fitted  to  guide  the  destinies  of  the 
chapter  which  prospered  greatly  under  their  leadership, 
and  initiated  men  who  have  done  much  for  the  Fraternity. 

While  Bigler  was  the  most  active  fraternity  man,  East- 
man was  the  most  popular  man,  both  inside  and  outside 
of  the  chapter.  Having  a  fine  bass  voice,  he  was  in  great 
demand  for  singing ;  and,  as  he  was  a  fine  athlete,  he  led 
in  college  sports.  He  was  elected  Alpha  of  the  chapter 
when  a  freshman  and  when  he  had  been  a  member  of  the 
Fraternity  scarcely  three  months.  Lauman,  in  the  fall  of 
1873,  founded  the  Lehigh  Journal,  the  first  student  pub- 
lication at  Lehigh.  In  the  conduct  of  this  Journal  he 
was  succeeded  by  Bacon  and  later  by  Rice. 

The  Annual  Conferium  of  the  Pennsylvania  Chapters 
over  which  Brother  M.  F.  Thomson  of  Omega,  presided, 
was  held  with  Psi  on  Thanksgiving  Day,  1873  5  ^^'^  the 
banquet,  at  which  the  members  of  Zeta,  Beta,  Omega, 
and  Psi  were  present,  took  place  at  the  Eagle  Hotel. 
The  conferium  was  not  well  attended,  and  the  affair  was 
greatly  saddened  by  the  sudden  death  the  day  previous 
of  Brother  H.  M.  Grubb,  of  Beta.  Neither  Psi  nor  Rho 
was  represented  at  the   Conferium  of   1874,  which  was 


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held  with  Omega,  and  the  Rho  Chapter  having  refused 
the  use  of  its  lodge-room  to  the  Conferium  of  1875, 
which  was  to  have  been  held  with  it,  the  custom  of  hold- 
ing these  annual  gatherings  ceased.     The  convention  of 

1873,  which  was  held  with  Omega,  was  attended  by  Rees 
and  Wilson  as  delegates  from  Psi ;  and  Reeves  and  Wil- 
son were  delegates  to  and  attended  the  special  conven- 
tion held  at  Washington,  D.C.,  on  October  9  of  the 
same  year. 

Upon  the  dissolution  of  the  chapter  of  the  Iota  Alpha 
Kappa  Fraternity,  at  Lehigh,  three  of  its  members,  as 
has  been  stated,  joined  Chi  Phi ;  and  when  on  the  disso- 
lution of  Iota  Alpha  Kappa  in  1873,  its  chapter  at  La- 
fayette was  seeking  some  fraternity  which  its  members 
might  join  as  a  body,  that  chapter,  largely  owing  to  the 
efforts  of  Psi,  became  the  Rho  Chapter  of  Chi  Phi,  and 
as  such  was  inaugurated  on  January  30,  1874,  by  a  com- 
mittee of  which  Wilson  and  Rees  were  members. 

During  the  spring  of  1874  an  incident  occurred  which 
nearly  cost  Psi  its  charter.  Shrack  of  Zeta,  then  Grand 
Alpha,  was  anxious  to  establish  chapters  at  the  larger 
colleges,  especially  at  Columbia  and  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  at  both  of  which  institutions  there  were 
exceptional  opportunities  for  founding  Chi  Phi  Chapters. 
At  his  instigation,  and  with  this  end  in  view,  on  May  7, 

1874,  Psi  initiated  John  Evans  Crew,  ''']6^  Robert  Coburn. 
Brodie,  '"]']^  and  William  Church  Henderson,  '77,  who  were 
students  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania.  These  in- 
itiates were  exceptionally  good  men  ;  but  the  Delta  Chap- 
ter, with  the  spectre  of  a  Pennsylvania  coalition  before 
her  eyes,  became  almost  frantic,  demanded  that  Psi's 
charter  be  revoked,  and  that  Shrack  be  expelled.  The 
matter  quieted  down  in  time ;  and  in  consequence  of  the 
union  of  the  Northern  and  Southern  orders  and  the 
gradual  loss  of  influence  by  Beta  in  the  Fraternity  coun- 
sels, the  anti-Pennsylvania  feeling  died  out ;  but  because 


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of  it  a  golden  opportunity  to  found  a  chapter  at  Phila- 
delphia had  been  lost  to  Chi  Phi.  The  three  brothers 
initiated  as  above  described  are  dead.  The  loss  of 
Wilson  and  Rees,  who  left  college  in  June,  1874,  was 
greatly  felt  by  the  chapter;  nevertheless,  the  years  1874- 
1876  were  in  many  respects  the  most  brilliant  and  pros- 
perous in  its  history,  and  had  not  the  quality  of  the  men 
in  college  deteriorated,  and  their  number  decreased,  the 
chapter  would  have  continued  to  prosper  in  spite  of  the 
neglect  by  its  members  of  their  studies.  Although  an 
under  classman,  the  loss  of  Eustace  Rogers,  '76,  who 
left  at  this  time,  was  also  a  serious  affliction.  An  active 
fraternity  man  and  a  loyal  Chi  Phi,  he  had  exerted  a 
great  influence  on  the  chapter  in  bringing  home  to  its 
members  a  realization  of  their  duties  to  it  and  to  the 
Fraternity.  Later  he  interested  himself  in  unraveling 
the  threads  of  Chi  Phi's  early  history,  and  was  thus  the 
first  member  of  the  Fraternity  to  search  into  its  past  and 
dissolve  the  darkness  which  had  shrouded  its  early  days. 
After  leaving  Lehigh  he,  together  with  the  Ostrander 
brothers  of  Xi,  in  1875  founded  the  Lambda  Chapter  at 
the  University  of  California;  and  in  1879  he  was  honored 
by  being  elected  to  the  newly  created  office  of  Grand 
Zeta.  He  was  the  first  member  of  Psi  to  hold  a  fra- 
ternity office. 

The  initiates  of  the  years  1874-1876  were  John  Hub- 
bard, '78,  Charles  Thomas  Field,  '78,  John  Guier  Forsyth, 
'77,  Presley  Thornton  Jenkins, '78,  Clarence  Cole  Lance, 
'78,  Jacob  Christian  Alexander  Fox,  '76,  Howard  Kirk 
Lyon,  '78,  John  Miner  Greene,  '78,  Thomas  Frederick 
Carter,  '77,  Michael  Joseph  Nowlan,  '76,  Francis  Weiss, 
'77,  Isaiah  Thropp  Wells, '79,  John  Tinsley  Jeter,  '80,  and 
John  Walker  Eckert,  '78.  Arthur  Percival  Hamer, 
'78,  a  member  of  Delta  Tau  Delta  at  Lehigh,  who  had 
joined  Chi  Phi  at  Cornell,  returned,  and  in  February 
1875,  affiliated  with  the  chapter. 


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IV ALTER    PERCiyAL    RICE,  'yd 


'^^^^f^^^*??™*^'^^^ 


JOSEPH  PAXTON,   LANCE,  '77 


Some  of  these  men,  notably  Rice,  Lathrop,  Hubbard, 
and  Eckert,  were  good  students  ;  but  as  a  rule  little  atten- 
tion was  paid  to  college  duties.  Rice,  Hubbard,  Carter, 
Lance,  Jenkins,  Hamer,  and  Field  were  the  leaders ;  but 
all  were  loyal  fraternity  men,  and  took  great  interest  in 
the  chapter.  They  stood  very  high  socially  ;  nearly  all 
of  them  had  plenty  of  money  and  spent  it  freely.  They 
kept  open  house  at  Bethlehem,  and  were  ever  ready  and 
willing  to  entertain  visitors.  A  great  intimacy  grew  up 
between  Psi  and  Rho,  and  Chi  Phi  visitors  from  La- 
fayette were  numerous. 

Owing  to  the  proximity  of  the  chapters  and  the  cir- 
cumstances surrounding  the  founding  of  Psi,  a  warm 
friendship  had  always  existed  between  the  members  of 
Psi  and  Beta;  but  the  bright  future  prophesied  for  Muh- 
lenburg  College  at  its  foundation  did  not  materialize ;  and 
about  1874  both  the  number  and  the  quality  of  its  stu- 
dents deteriorated,  and  Beta  suffered  with  the  college. 
In  fact,  during  the  fall  of  1874  the  chapter  was  so  run 
down  that  it  was  rumored  that  it  had  surrendered  its 
charter  ;  but  while  this  rumor  proved  to  be  unfounded,  the 
old  intimacy  between  the  two  chapters  was  never  re- 
sumed, nor  did  Beta  regain  that  authority  in  the  Fra- 
ternity counsels  which  it  had  once  possessed.  As  if  to 
emphasize  the  change  which  had  taken  place  in  the 
relations  between  Psi  and  Beta,  Beta  met  with  Zeta 
and  Omega  at  Carlisle,  at  the  Conferium  on  Thanks- 
giving Day,  1874,  while  Psi  entertained  Rho  with  a  ban- 
quet at  the  American  Hotel  in  Bethlehem  on  the  same 
day. 

The  rooms  opposite  the  Eagle  Hotel  appeared  small 
and  insignificant  to  the  large  and  extravagant  Psi  Chap- 
ter of  that  day ;  and  during  the  spring  of  1875,  the  entire 
third  floor  of  the  Anthracite  Building,  in  South  Beth- 
lehem was  rented  and  gorgeously  furnished  for  occu- 
pancy.    This  floor  included  a  large  room,  used  both  as  a 


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club  and  lodge-room  ;  the  room  was  covered  with  pearl 
wall-paper,  and  the  walls  were  handsomely  decorated 
with  fraternity  emblems.  Some  of  the  smaller  rooms 
were  used  as  ante-rooms,  and  others  were  fitted  up  as 
bedrooms,  and  occupied  by  members,  a  rule  being 
adopted  that  one  of  the  members  must  be  in  the  lodge- 
room  both  night  and  day.  All  the  rooms  of  the  suite 
were  very  expensively  furnished. 

The  free  and  reckless  life  led  by  most  of  the  members 
of  the  chapter  soon  began  to  have  its  effect ;  few  of 
them  returned  to  college  in  September,  1875  ;  and  in 
March,  1876,  the  chapter,  heavily  in  debt,  was  reduced  to 
Rice,  Lance,  Nowlan,  Eckert,  Jeter,  Lyon,  and  Wells, 
and  vacated  the  gorgeous  rooms  in  the  Anthracite  Build- 
ing, moving  its  effects  into  a  house  on  Fountain  Hill  be- 
longing to  the  father  of  Brother  Jeter,  who  generously 
offered  it  to  them  rent  free.  This  generosity  afforded  a 
lodge-room,  when  one  was  needed,  until  the  chapter  in 
1879  again  became  strong.  It  would  not  be  fair  to  attrib- 
ute all  the  troubles  and  the  apparently  hopeless  condi- 
tion of  the  chapter  at  the  beginning  of  the  college  year 
1876-77  to  the  careless  life  and  the  extravagance  of  the 
members  of  the  preceding  years,  although  these  causes 
in  most  instances  led  many  men  to  leave  college,  either 
at  the  instance  of  parents  or  of  the  college  authorities. 
Had  this  been  the  only  cause  of  trouble,  the  prestige  of 
the  chapter  would  doubtless  have  enabled  it  to  overcome 
its  difficulties  in  time,  and  to  settle  down  into  more 
rational  ways  of  life,  but  the  fundamental  trouble  was 
with  the  college.  The  institution  had  not  prospered,  nor 
did  it  prosper  until  the  advent  of  a  new  president  and  a 
more  liberal  policy  in  1879. 

The  number  and  quality  of  the  students  diminished  ; 
and  the  members  of  the  chapter,  holding  the  memory  of 
their  former  glorious  triumphs  and  adhering  to  their 
aristocratic   standard    for   admission,  wisely  refused  to 


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THOMAS   FREDERICK   CARTER,  '-jj 


JOHN  HUBBARD,  'j8 


sacrifice  their  traditions  in  order  to  secure  members. 
At  the  opening  of  the  fall  term  of  1876  the  end  seemed 
at  hand  ;  for  there  were  in  active  college  residence  only 
Lyon,  '78,  Jeter,  '80,  and  Eckert,  '78,  who,  taking  the  last 
year  of  a  course  in  chemistry,  and  living  in  Allentown, 
and  never  an  enthusiastic  fraternity  man,  took  little  part 
in  the  life  of  the  chapter,  being  rarely  seen  out  of  college 
hours. 

The  prospects  of  the  chapter  at  this  time,  therefore, 
could  hardly  be  called  brilliant;  but  when  it  was  at  its 
lowest  ebb,  it  initiated  Boudinot  Keith,  '80,  whose  im- 
pression on  the  chapter  has  been  greater  than  that  of 
any  other  man  initiated  by  it,  and  whose  influence  upon 
the  whole  Fraternity  is  apparent  to-day.  He  was  initi- 
ated on  September  9,  1876,  together  with  John  Lambert 
Jones,  '77,  and  later  John  Henry  Holbert,  '80,  was  added 
to  the  membership.  Jones  did  not  attend  college  for  any 
length  of  time,  so  that  the  number  of  members  was  then 
but  five,  and  when  Holbert  and  Lyon  left  at  Christmas 
the  number  was  further  reduced  practically  to  two.  Of 
course  the  idea  of  a  regular  meeting-place  in  connection 
with  a  chapter  composed  of  two  men  would  be  an 
absurdity ;  but  whatever  necessary  business,  including 
initiations,  was  to  be  transacted  took  place  in  the  Jeter 
house,  where  the  furniture  of  the  chapter  was  still 
stored. 

The  succeeding  years  contain  few  events  of  general 
interest,  witnessing  as  they  did  a  monotonous  struggle  to 
save  the  chapter  from  extinction ;  but  they  comprise  a 
period  during  which  was  exercised  a  most  powerful 
influence  upon  the  subsequent  career  of  the  chapter, 
and  from  which  it  emerged,  stripped  of  its  vices,  and 
strengthened  and  purified  by  the  trials  through  which 
it  had  passed,  wiHi  truer  and  better  ideals  of  frater- 
nity life  and  duty.  But  the  fight  was  a  long  and  dis- 
couraging one ;  for  although  the  unselfish  devotion  and 


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untiring  energies  of  Keith  and  Jeter  triumphed  in  the 
end,  they  cannot  be  said  to  have  been  greatly  favored 
by  fortune.  Haldeman,  '8i,  entered  at  the  beginning  of 
the  spring  term,  1877,  ^s  a  member  of  the  class  of  '80, 
and  had  been  initiated  on  February  13,  but  he  was 
obliged  to  leave  college  almost  immediately  on  account 
of  ill  health  ;  and  although  he  promised  to  return  in 
September,  and  it  was  felt  that  the  existence  of  the 
chapter  depended  upon  his  doing  so,  his  return  was 
hardly  expected  by  the  remaining  members,  who  had 
begun  to  speak  despondently  of  the  discouraging  events 
as  they  occurred  in  rapid  succession  as  "  Chi  Phi  luck." 

Psi  had  not  been  heard  of  in  fraternity  circles  for  so 
long  that  its  members  feared  the  convention  of  1877, 
which  was  held  at  Greenbrier,  W.  Va.,  August  8,  would 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  chapter  was  dead,  and 
would  revoke  its  charter.  It  was  of  course  out  of  the 
question  to  send  a  delegate  ;  but  an  address  was  prepared 
which  was  intended  to  supply  this  omission,  and  which 
set  forth  the  facts  of  the  chapter's  condition  as  well  as 
its  members'  hopes  and  expectations,  and  which  con- 
tained a  statement  of  their  willingness  to  surrender 
their  charter  if  the  convention  thought  best.  This 
address  was  sent  to  Brother  Zweizig  of  Beta  for  submis- 
sion to  the  convention.  The  address  stated  it  was 
believed  that  the  future  of  the  chapter  was  wrapped  up 
in  the  incoming  class  of  '81,  and  if  it  contained  suitable 
material  the  chapter  stood  a  good  prospect  of  a  success- 
ful career. 

While  on  the  surface  the  prospects  looked  dark  for 
Psi,  the  situation  was  in  reality  one  of  great  promise. 
Of  the  two  Fraternities  rival  to  Chi  Phi,  Phi  Kappa 
Sigma  was  much  the  more  worthy,  all  of  its  members 
being  of  good  social  standing,  and  among  them  were 
some  very  excellent  men  ;  but  while  Phi  Kappa  Sigma 
had  always  thrived  at  Lehigh,  its  men  had  never  been 


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BQUDINOT  KEITH,  '80         • 


JOHN   riNSLEY  JETER,  '80 


aggressive,  and  had  contented  themselves  with  taking 
in  only  such  members  as  they  knew  well,  and  who  were 
thoroughly  respectable  socially.  The  changed  condi- 
tions swept  this  chapter  off  its  feet ;  and  when  the  class 
of  '78,  in  which  its  strength  lay,  graduated,  although  it 
struggled  on  with  one  or  two  men  until  1880,  Phi  Kappa 
Sigma  practically  died.  Delta  Tau  Delta,  the  other 
Fraternity  referred  to,  and  which  was  founded  in  1874,, 
had  a  large  but  decidedly  heterogeneous  crowd.  Its 
chapter  had  a  few  excellent  men,  but  was  cursed  with 
one  or  two  black  sheep,  and  apparently  could  not  afford 
to  be  exclusive.  It  only  remained  for  Chi  Phi  to  profit 
by  the  mistakes  of  its  rivals,  avoid  errors  of  judgment, 
and  with  a  fixed  purpose  to  succeed  in  the  end,  to  trust 
to  time  and  energy  to  accomplish  that  result.  This 
situation  was  canvassed  at  the  time  the  address  to  the 
convention  of  1877  was  decided  upon. 

When  the  term  opened,  in  the  fall  of  1877,  the  class 
appeared  to  be  a  very  disappointing  one.  Haldeman, 
however,  did  return,  and  was  elected  president  of  1881  ; 
and  the  prominence  this  gave  him,  assisted  by  his  own 
powerful  personality,  enabled  him  to  have  a  good  deal  of 
influence  with  the  members  of  his  class.  It  was  long, 
however,  before  the  characteristics  of  the  new  men  were 
sufficiently  developed  to  warrant  Psi  in  gathering  them 
into  the  fold,  and  Abraham  Bruner,  '80,  was  the  sole  in- 
itiate of  the  year.  During  the  year  1878  matters  im- 
proved and  Samuel  Wagner  Russell,  '81,  John  Julius 
Zimmele,  '81,  William  Butler,  '81,  Francis  Reber  Musser, 
'82,  and  Edwin  Ransom  Leavitt,  '82,  the  last  a  son  of 
the  President  of  the  University,  were  initiated,  and  with 
these  additions  the  chapter  became  infused  with  new 
energy.  Regular  meetings  were  held  ;  and  on  January  31, 
and  May  10,  1879,  respectively,  Lewis  Stockton,  '81,  and 
Fitz  William  Sargent,  '79,  were  added  to  the  member- 
ship. 


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The  entrance  of  the  class  of  '83,  in  the  fall  of  1879, 
marked  the  dawn  of  a  new  era  for  Lehigh  and  the 
beginning  of  a  new  epoch  for  Psi.  The  classes  began  to 
increase  in  size,  class-organizations  to  form,  and  college 
customs  to  crystallize;  while  the  college  in  a  feeble 
and  tentative  way  began  to  indulge  in  intercollegiate 
athletics. 

The  chapter  at  the  beginning  of  the  fall  term,  1879, 
was  composed  of  Sargent,  '79,  Jeter,  '80,  Bruner,  '80, 
Haldeman,  '81,  Zimmele,  '81,  Stockton,  '81,  and  Lea- 
vitt,  '82.  While  Keith  had  left  college,  he  still  resided 
in  Bethlehem,  where  he  was  studying  law,  and  directed 
the  affairs  of  the  chapter  until  1881,  when  he  removed 
to  New  York. 

Taking  advantage  of  its  position  and  prestige,  the 
chapter  went  energetically  to  work,  and  on  September 
27,  1879,  initiated  Charles  Weed  Gray,  '81,  Charles 
Loomis  Rogers,  '83,  Nathaniel  Oliver  Goldsmith,  '83, 
Wyle  Thompson  Wilson,  'S^,  George  Gowen  Hood,  ^8;^, 
and  later  in  the  year  Robert  Stinson  and  Allen  Ames, 
both  of  ^8},  making  the  number  of  members  fourteen. 
The  long  and  discouraging  struggle  was  ended ;  victory 
had  justified  the  policy  adopted,  and  the  future  of  the 
chapter  was  secure. 

The  delegation  from  '83  was  one  of  the  strongest  ever 
initiated  into  the  chapter  ;  and  in  a  very  short  time  after 
their  initiation,  Chi  Phi  became  easily  the  first  Fraternity 
at  Lehigh,  while  Phi  Kappa  Sigma  ceased  to  exist. 
Delta  Tau  Delta  continued  to  prosper  in  her  own  way, 
and  during  this  year  a  chapter  of  the  now  defunct 
Fraternity,  Delta  Beta  Phi,  appeared  at  Lehigh. 

Strong  in  numbers,  Psi  adopted  a  conservative  policy  ; 
and  returning  to  the  traditions  of  its  founders,  its  mem- 
bers sought  no  intimates  outside  of  its  membership,  but 
bent  their  energies  towards  strengthening  and  building 
up  the  chapter.     Although  during  the  year  its  meetings 


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LEfVIS  STOCKTON,  '8i 


NATHANIEL    OLIVER   GOLDSMITH,  '83 


were  held  in  the  house  of  Mr.  Jeter,  at  the  beginning  of 
the  college  year,  1 880-81,  rooms  were  rented  in  the  build- 
ing of  Mrs.  Hunsecker,  on  Main  Street  in  Bethlehem  ; 
and  later  in  the  year  the  chapter  moved  to  the  third 
floor  of  the  building  in  which  Schwartz's  Shoe  Store  was 
located,  where  it  remained  until  the  fall  of  1881,  when 
rooms  were  secured  on  the  second  floor  of  the  Moravian 
Book  Store,  and  the  chapter  continued  in  them  until  it 
leased  a  house  in  the  fall  of  1883. 

The  convention  of  1880  was  held  at  Allentown  with 
the  Beta  Chapter,  and  while  Haldeman  and  Stockton 
were  delegates,  nearly  the  whole  chapter  attended.  Wil- 
son, '74,  was  the  principal  orator  at  the  banquet ;  and  the 
members  of  Psi,  after  the  convention  adjourned,  enter- 
tained in  Bethlehem  the  members  of  the  Omicron, 
Theta,  Phi,  Kappa,  and  Pi  Chapters,  who  had  attended 
the  convention  and  who  stopped  over  on  the  way  home. 

At  the  banquet  incident  to  this  convention.  Brother 
Eustace  B.  Rogers,  '76,  who  was  on  shore  leave,  re- 
sponded to  the  toast,  "Scarlet  and  Blue."  This  conven- 
tion marked  the  time  of  the  third  visit  of  Brother 
Rogers  to  the  chapter  since  he  had  left  college  in  1874. 
His  first  visit  occurred  in  the  spring  of  1876,  and  he  was 
present  as  a  visitor  in  September,  1876.  He  again 
spent  nearly  all  of  his  shore  leave  in  Bethlehem,  in  1883 
and  1884,  in  order  to  be  in  touch  with  the  chapter;  and 
to  this  loyal  and  intelligent  alumnus  who  has  aided  the 
chapter,  not  only  with  his  counsel,  but  with  his  means, 
Psi  is  under  many  obligations. 

The  chapter  life  of  the  years  i88o-'8i-'83  was  un- 
eventful except  for  one  or  two  incidents  which  seriously 
affected  it.  One  of  these  was  the  difficulty  with  Pro- 
fessor Henry  C.  Johnson,  who  had  been  suspended  by 
his  own  chapter,  the  Xi,  and  had  subsequently  joined 
Psi  Upsilon ;  and  although  no  action  of  expulsion  had 
been  taken  with  regard  to  him,  it  was  generally  under- 


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stood  that  he  had  severed  his  connection  with  Chi  Phi. 
On  coming  to  Lehigh,  however,  he  endeavored  to  affili- 
ate with  the  Psi  Chapter,  whose  members,  ignorant  of  his 
past  history,  welcomed  him  as  a  Chi  Phi  until  it  became 
evident  that  he  was  co-operating  with  another  member 
of  the  faculty  to  form  a  Chapter  of  Psi  Upsilon.  This 
brought  matters  to  a  head ;  charges  were  preferred  against 
him,  and  in  spite  of  the  efforts  of  the  then  Grand  Alpha, 
George  R.  Van  de  Water,  Xi,  to  save  him,  he  was  ex- 
pelled by  the  convention  of  1881;  and  as  a  result,  the 
initiation  obligation  was  changed  to  the  form  in  which 
it  existed  up  to  the  revision  of  the  ritual  in  1902. 

The  state  of  affairs  at  Muhlenburg  during  the  previous 
few  years  had  not  improved ;  and  the  existence  of  the  Beta 
Chapter  at  that  institution  (only  six  miles  distant  from 
Bethlehem)  was  found  to  be  detrimental  to  Psi  as  Le- 
high grew,  it  being  a  favorite  argument  with  the  other 
Fraternities,  that  Beta  represented  the  regular  standard 
of  Chi  Phi,  and  that  Psi  was  but  a  shining  exception. 
The  state  of  affairs  soon  came  to  be  intolerable  to  Psi ; 
and  as  early  as  the  fall  of  188 1  measures  were  discussed  to 
get  rid  of  Beta,  and  an  effort  was  made  to  interest  the  New 
England  chapters  in  the  matter  through  Brother  Lester 
Paige  Breckenridge  of  Omicron,  who,  in  1882,  came  to 
Lehigh  as  an  instructor.  Deeply  as  the  matter  affected 
the  welfare  of  the  Fraternity,  none  of  the  other  chapters, 
not  even  Rho,  although  its  interests  were  almost  as 
vitally  concerned  as  those  of  Psi  itself,  would  give  any 
assistance  in  the  controversy ;  and  it  was  after  a  single- 
handed  fight  against  great  odds,  that  Psi  finally  se- 
cured the  revocation  of  Beta's  charter  in  1884. 

In  1881  Keith  left  Bethlehem,  and  went  to  New  York 
to  reside  permanently,  and  a  letter  expressing  the  thanks 
of  the  chapter  to  him  for  his  interest  in  it  was  sent  him. 
Although  he  left  Bethlehem,  his  interest  in  Psi  did  not 
cease   and   he  continued  to   exercise  a  great  influence 


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GEORGE   GOIVEN  HOOD,  8^ 


M.  A.  DEIVOLFE  HOIVE,  '86 


for  good  upon  the  life  and  policy  of  the  chapter.  The 
members  of  the  chapter  were  all  good  students,  and 
stood  well  in  college.  At  the  Commencement  of  1881 
Haldeman  was  salutatorian,  and  Stockton,  valedictorian 
of  the  class. 

Goldsmith  was  first  business  manager,  and  later,  in 
1883,  managing  editor  of  the  Burr,  the  successor  to 
Lauman's  JotiniaL 

During  this  period,  the  chapter  initiated  Jesse  Wil- 
ford  Reno,  ""^t^  ;  James  McKinley  Graeff,  Murray  Stewart, 
Robert  Donald  Stewart,  James  Warner  Kellogg,  and 
Charles  Owens  Haines,  all  of  '84  ;  and  James  Lorraine 
McLenegan,  Eben  Miltimore  Morgan,  and  Mark  Antony 
De  Wolfe  Howe,  Jr.,  of  1885. 

In  the  spring  of  1882  a  violent  epidemic  of  sm.all-pox 
broke  out  in  Bethlehem ;  and  when  a  member  of  the 
class  of  '84  was  taken  with  it,  all  students  promptly  left 
town  and  recitations  were  suspended  from  March  20 
until  May  11.  Neither  Morgan  nor  McLenegan  re- 
turned to  college  that  year;  but  the  former  returned  at 
the  beginning  of  the  next  term  in  the  class  of  1886,  in 
which  class  he  was  joined  by  Howe,  who  had  been  forced 
to  leave  college  on  account  of  a  nearly  fatal  attack  of 
typhoid  fever  during  the  preceding  term.  The  chapter 
was  strengthened  by  Stockton,  who  remained  in  Bethle- 
hem as  an  instructor  at  Ulrich's  preparatory  school,  and 
was  a  constant  attendant  at  the  meetings.  Psi  was 
united  and  harmonious,  and  its  finances  were  maintained 
in  an  excellent  condition. 

During  the  year  1882-83  an  event  took  place  which 
had  a  marked  effect  upon  fraternity  life  at  Lehigh  and 
upon  the  policy  of  Psi.  A  local  organization,  known  as 
Phi  Theta  Psi,  was  founded  by  Professors  Williams 
and  Johnson,  for  the  purpose  of  securing  a  chapter  of 
Psi  Upsilon;  and  Professor  Williams,  an  enthusiastic 
member  of  that  Fraternity,  fitted  up  a  handsome  house 


on  Market  Street,  and  installed  the  organization  therein. 
A  chapter  house  had  been  discussed  by  the  members 
of  Psi  for  some  time ;  and  in  June,  1882,  a  sinking-fund  to 
which  all  the  members,  active  and  alumni,  were  to  pay 
^5.00  per  year,  had  been  formed,  and  the  subscriptions 
pledged  ;  but  the  action  of  Professor  Williams  brought 
about  a  speedy  change  of  plan,  and  in  June,  1883,  the 
Adams  house  on  Fountain  Hill  was  leased  for  occu- 
pancy at  the  commencement  of  the  fall  term,  at  an  an- 
nual rental  of  ^800.00.  Alpha  Tau  Omega  entered 
college  in  the  fall  of  '82,  and  the  whole  scheme  of  fra- 
ternity life  was  altered. 

During  the  year  Edward  Eckert  Stetson,  ^86,  William 
Prince  Moore  of  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
New  York,  and  John  Montgomery  Baldy  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania,  were  initiated.  The  last  two  were 
initiated  to  aid  in  the  establishment  of  the  Mu  and  Nu 
Chapters  at  Stevens  Institute  and  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  respectively;  and  in  June,  1883,  George 
Harrison  Neilson,  entering  Princeton  in  the  class  of  ^$7^ 
was  initiated  under  a  dispensation. 

The  chapter  had  many  visitors  during  the  year.  Eus- 
tace Rogers  had  come  to  Bethlehem  during  the  spring 
term,  and  was  a  constant  and  welcome  visitor  at  the 
chapter  meetings  ;  Carter,  ^77,  was  also  a  visitor  during 
the  year,  and  an  informal  banquet  of  welcome  to  him 
was  indulged  in  ;  and  later  in  the  year,  George  Cole 
Haldeman,  '74,  returned  to  visit  the  chapter  he  had 
founded. 

The  class  of  '87,  which  entered  in  the  fall  of  1883,  con- 
tained good  fraternity  material;  but  although  Reno,  '83, 
Haines,  '84,  Kellogg,  '84,  M.  Stewart,  '84,  Morgan,  '86, 
Howe,  '86,  and  Stetson,  86,  returned  when  college 
opened,  and  R.  Stewart,  '85,  a  few  weeks  later,  the 
chapter  did  not  exhibit  the  enthusiasm  and  aggressive- 
ness it  had  shown  in  former  years.     The  graduation  of 


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GEORGE  RODNEY  BOOTH,  '86 


JACOB  SHOTIVELL   ROBESON,  '86 


the  class  of  '83,  taking  with  it  Hood,  Goldsmith,  Rogers, 
and  Stinson,  had  depressed  those  who  remained.  The 
'83  delegation  had  been  such  a  strong  one,  and  had  been 
so  identified  with  the  life  of  the  chapter,  that  without  it 
the  members  of  the  chapter  felt  a  loss.  Then,  too,  the 
acquisition  of  the  house  entailed  new  responsibilities; 
and  in  spite  of  the  assurances  given  when  it  was  leased, 
Howe,  iMorgan,  and  Stetson  were  the  only  men  who 
occupied  rooms  in  it,  in  addition  to  Reno,  83,  who  had 
returned  for  a  post-graduate  course,  and  Rogers,  ^8^, 
who  had  remained  in  Bethlehem. 

None  of  the  members  of  the  class  of  '84  lived  in  the 
house  nor  were  any  members  of  that  class  then  in  col- 
lege particularly  enthusiastic  fraternity  men  ;  and  they 
never  had  much  influence  in  fraternity  matters.  The 
only  thing  remaining  to  be  done  was  for  the  class  of  '86 
to  take  charge,  which  they  eventually  did,  but  at  this 
time  hesitated  to  do ;  and  the  men  living  in  the  house 
being  very  much  discouraged  by  the  heavy  load  they 
had  to  carry,  felt  almost  ready  to  give  up.  In  addition 
to  their  other  troubles,  the  Phi  Theta  Psi  Fraternity, 
taking  advantage  of  the  proximity  of  their  house  to  the 
hotel,  and  the  glamor  produced  upon  the  freshmen,  safe 
in  the  security  afforded  them  by  the  membership  of  two 
members  of  the  faculty,  persuaded  a  number  of  the 
most  eligible  freshmen  to  pledge  themselves  to  join  no 
fraternity  except  Phi  Theta  Psi  without  the  consent  of 
that  society  ;  and  when  a  release  was  asked  for,  it  was 
either  refused  or  delayed  upon  the  ground  that  the  pledge 
had  been  made  to  the  organization,  and  it  alone  could 
grant  it.  All  rushing  at  Lehigh  had  been  theretofore 
fair  and  above  board  ;  but  this  new  method  of  securing 
men  took  other  fraternities  by  surprise,  and  put  them 
at  a  disadvantage ;  nor  was  it  until,  upon  the  advice  of 
prominent  members  of  other  fraternities,  Knorr,  '87,  one 
of  the  men  thus  pledged  to  Phi  Theta  Psi,  notified  Phi 


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Theta  Psi,  that,  unless  he  was  released  from  the  pledge 
by  a  certain  day,  he  would  refuse  any  longer  to  abide  by 
it,  and  join  Chi  Phi,  that  the  scheme  was  broken  up. 

Hood  and  Keith,  hearing  discouraging  news  as  to  the 
chapter's  condition,  came  to  Bethlehem  to  assist  in  the 
work  of  rushing ;  and  cheered  and  encouraged  by  their 
assistance,  and  that  of  Eustace  Rogers,  Charles  Rogers, 
and  Zimmele,  the  chapter  soon  pulled  itself  together, 
and  proceeded  to  initiate,  on  September  22,  Henry  Ste- 
vens Haines,  Jr.,  Frederic  Hayes  Knorr,  and  Matthew 
Parker  Moore,  all  of  the  class  of  '87.  On  October  5  it 
initiated  Alexander  Provost  Shaw,  '86,  and  Wyndham 
Stokes,  '87 ;  on  October  10,  William  Bradford,  '87 ;  on 
November  16,  Jacob  Shotwell  Robeson;  and  on  Jan- 
uary 19,  1884,  George  Rodney  Booth,  '86.  Knorr, 
Stokes,  Bradford,  and  Robeson  promptly  moved  into 
the  house  ;  and  R.  Stewart  returning  shortly  after,  the 
expenses,  although  large,  were  reduced  to  living  point, 
and  the  spirits  of  the  occupants  revived. 

In  the  fall  of  1883  the  annual  convention  was  held  at 
Albany,  and  at  it  the  influence  of  Psi  became  conspicu- 
ous and  its  members  assumed  the  prominence  in  the 
counsels  of  the  fraternity  they  have  since  maintained. 
Keith  was  the  poet  of  the  convention,  and  with  Reno 
represented  Psi. 

The  convention  granted  the  charter  of  the  Mu  Chapter 
at  Stevens,  whose  establishment  was  due  largely  to  the 
influence  of  Psi  and  hard  work  of  Keith.  It  was  able  to 
secure  the  membership  with  which  it  started,  only  because 
Beard,  '87,  one  of  the  charter  members,  had  worked  in 
the  shops  at  Bethlehem  during  the  summer  of  1883,  and 
while  there  had  become  intimate  with  Rogers,  '83,  and 
had  learned  of  the  great  prestige  of  Psi.  This  conven- 
tion also  witnessed  the  practical  termination  of  the  long- 
continued  fight  Psi  had  waged  against  Beta  for  so  many 
years;  for  it  adopted  resolutions  forbidding   the  latter 

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HEhJRY  STEl/EhlS  HAINES,  JR.,  '87 


GEORGE  HARRISON  NEILSON,  '87 


chapter  to  initiate  any  more  members.  This  roundabout 
mode  of  accomplishing  the  extinction,  of  the  chapter  was 
adopted  on  account  of  constitutional  difficulties  involved 
in  the  direct  procedure,  and  the  unwillingness  of  the  other 
chapters  to  strike  a  direct  blow.  The  trouble  with  Beta 
was  that  the  number  of  men  at  Muhlenburg  (only  about 
ninety)  did  not  justify  the  maintenance  of  a  chapter  of 
a  first-class  fraternity;  nor  did  the  quality  of  the  men, 
which  was  not  up  to  the  standard  of  the  early  days  of  the 
chapter;  and  its  life  had  become  a  menace  to  the  ex- 
istence of  Psi  and  to  the  prosperity  of  the  rest  of  the 
Fraternity.  The  chapter  had  in  a  large  measure  devel- 
oped into  a  social  organization  of  Allentown,  and  the 
resident  alumni  did  not  on  this  account  wish  to  see  the 
chapter  become  extinct ;  so,  acting  upon  the  instructions 
of  Oscar  Meyer,  Beta  notified  the  other  chapters  that  it 
would  treat  the  action  of  the  convention  as  unconstitu- 
tional and  void  ;  and,  in  fact,  it  proceeded  to  initiate 
three  more  men.  Finding,  however,  that  the  other  chap- 
ters, although  loath  to  kill  the  chapter  outright,  would 
not  tamely  tolerate  the  contempt  of  its  highest  legislative 
body,  but  were  certain  to  revoke  its  charter  as  a  result  of 
this  conduct,  the  members  of  Beta  submitted  to  the  inevi- 
table, and  surrendered  their  charter  to  the  convention  of 
1884.  A  serious  impediment  to  the  progress  of  the  Fra- 
ternity was  thus  finally  removed. 

The  life  in  the  house  during  the  year  1883-84  was 
almost  ideal,  and  the  recollection  of  it  is  most  delightful 
to  those  who  dwelt  in  it.  Great  regret  was  felt  therefore 
when  this  house  was  abandoned  in  June,  1884,  although 
it  was  then  believed  to  be  only  a  temporary  loss,  as  it 
was  thought  that  a  suitable  house  would  soon  be  ob- 
tained in  which  the  intimate  fraternity  life  would  be  re- 
sumed. It  was,  however,  many  years  before  this  hope 
was  realized,  although  a  chapter-house  always  figured 
in  Psi's  plans,  and  a  standing  committee  on  "  House  "  was 


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maintained  during  the  succeeding  years.  The  chapter 
was  not  alone  strengthened  and  united  by  the  intimacy 
arising  from  the  men  living  together  ;  but  the  house 
being  always  occupied,  constituted  a  place  where  an 
alumnus  could  count  on  a  warm  welcome  and  comfort- 
able bed.  Discovering  this,  many  former  members 
returned  and  partook  of  the  hospitality  it  afforded.  Vis- 
itors from  other  chapters  were  also  entertained, -especi- 
ally the  members  of  Rho. 

But  while  fraternity  life  in  the  house  was  most  delight- 
ful, the  material  conditions  were  not,  and  were  only 
suffered  on  account  of  the  compensating  advantages. 
Sanitary  conditions  w^ere  bad,  and  caused  sickness  in  the 
case  of  more  than  one  man.  The  high  rental  rendered 
successful  retention  of  the  house  impracticable,  while 
the  experiment  of  having  meals  served  in  the  house 
proved  unsatisfactory,  and  was  a  constant  source  of 
complaint  and  expense.  The  house  was  therefore  re- 
gretfully vacated  in  June,  1884,  when  the  lodge-rooms 
which  had  been  located  in  two  rooms  on  its  third  floor 
were  moved  to  the  Anthracite  Building,  to  the  identical 
rooms  occupied  by  the  chapter  in  1875  ;  and  although 
the  same  mistakes  in  decoration  and  furnishing  these 
rooms  were  not  repeated,  their  high  rental  nearly  caused 
financial  ruin.  In  November,  1885,  the  chapter  quarters 
were  therefore  moved  to  the  third  floor  of  the  building 
ovejr  Schwartz's  store,  on  Main  Street,  above  the  Eagle 
Hotel,  where  they  remained  until  September  30,  1887, 
when  they  were  moved  to  the  third  floor  of  a  building 
in  Cherokee  Street,  in  South  Bethlehem. 

Just  before  the  house  was  vacated,  on  June  19,  1883, 
the  first  banquet  in  many  years  was  given  by  the  chap- 
ter; and,  in  addition  to  the  active  members,  there  were 
present  Hood,  Keith,  B.  Haldeman,  Graeff,  Stockton, 
McLenegan,  Lyon,  and  Zimmele,  all  of  Psi,  and  Weid- 
man  of  Rho.     This  banquet  proved  such  a  success  that 


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ALBERT  BRODHEAD,  '88 


IVYNDHAM  H.  STOKES,  '88 

GRAND   GAMMA 


the  annual  banquet  in  June  has  become  a  fixed  custom 
at  Psi,  and  to  it  the  alumni  return  yearly  to  renew  the 
old  vows  and  strengthen  the  old  friendships. 

The  college  year  1884-85  found  the  members  of  the 
chapter  scattered  through  South  Bethlehem.  The  col- 
lege authorities  in  1885  discontinued  the  dormitory  sys- 
tem, and  appropriated  Christmas  and  Saucon  Halls  to 
other  uses  ;  but  the  acquisition  of  chapter-houses  by 
the  fraternities  was  very  slow.  Phi  Theta  Psi,  which 
had  in  the  spring  of  1883  become  a  chapter  of  Psi  Upsi- 
lon,  still  occupied  the  house  furnished  by  Professor  Wil- 
liams; and  a  small  house  built  by  the  father  of  one  of  the 
members  was  occupied  by  Delta  Tau  Delta,  although  as 
nearly  all  of  the  then  members  of  that  fraternity  were 
residents  of  Bethlehem,  they  had  little  use  for  it.  The 
members  of  Psi  roomed  as  nearly  as  possible  in  one 
neighborhood,  and  kept  up  the  intimacies  which  had 
been  fostered  by  the  house.  The  chapter  at  all  times 
maintained  an  eating-club,  known  as  the  "  Calumet," 
where  all  the  members  were  most  intimately  associated  ; 
and  as  a  result  the  chapter  life  was  harmonious,  and 
the  chapter  acted  as  a  unit  upon  all  important  ques- 
tions. 

The  years  of  1884-86  were  successful  ones  for  Psi,  and 
from  the  very  nature  of  things  it  will  never  be  possible 
for  any  fraternity  at  Lehigh  to  occupy  again  the  unique 
position  held  by  Chi  Phi  during  those  years.  Under 
the  leadership  of  the  class  of  '86,  which  early  had  the 
government  of  the  chapter  thrust  upon  it,  the  chapter 
easily  held  and  strengthened  the  position  in  the  col- 
lege and  fraternity  which  had  been  bequeathed  to  it  by 
the  class  of  '83.  Being  undeniably  the  leading  frater- 
nity at  Lehigh,  it  had  little  difficulty  in  securing  all  the 
men  it  wanted ;  and  as  the  college  was  growing  rapidly, 
owing  to  the  larger  classes  and  the  establishment  of  a 
course   in  electrical   engineering,  the  chapter  increased 


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its  membership.  During  these  years  it  initiated  Robert 
Rist  Hedley,  ^^y,  James  Houston  Schall,  '88,  George 
Steinman  Franklin,  '88,  John  Ridgway  Bannan,  ^^^,  Al- 
fred Eli  Lewis,  Jr.,  S^,  William  Ellis  Morris,  '89,  Ather- 
ton  Blight  Wadleigh, '89,  Charles  William  Schwartz, '89, 
Lewis  Clyde  Smith,  '89,  John  Milton  Humphrey,  '89,  Ed- 
ward Conner,  '88,  Wallis  Eastburn  Howe,  '89,  Hubert 
Alexander  Bonzano,  '88,  Robert  McAllister  Lloyd,  '88, 
and  James  Stewart,  '89. 

All  the  men  were  moderately  good  —  and  indeed  some 
of  them  were  exceedingly  good  —  students ;  and  the  mem- 
bers were  popular  in  every  way,  although  a  rule  adopted 
by  the  chapter  prohibiting  its  members  from  mixing  in 
college  politics  resulted  in  few  class  offices  being  held  by 
Chi  Phis.  One  advantage  which  resulted  from  this 
policy  was  a  total  freedom  from  friction  with  other  Fra- 
ternities and  with  the  non-fraternity  element,  while  the 
influence  of  Chi  Phi  was  felt  in  the  college  on  all  sides 
of  college  life,  and  the  Chi  Phi  standard  was  conceded 
to  be  the  true  Lehigh  standard.  In  social,  athletic,  and 
literary  life  Chi  Phi  spirit  was  dominant  and  its  members 
leaders.  Mark  Howe,  ''^6,  was  decidedly  the  most  prom- 
inent and  popular  man,  both  in  the  chapter  and  in  the 
college.  A  loyal  fraternity  man,  and  the  acknowledged 
leader  in  the  chapter,  he  was  equally  conspicuous  out- 
side of  it,  and  was  indispensable  in  social  affairs.  He 
was  also  one  of  the  victorious  pair  which  won  for  Lehigh 
its  tennis  laurels.  For  two  years  Howe  was  one  of  the 
editors  and  then  editor-in-chief  of  the  Burr,  and  he 
and  Robeson  founded  as  a  junior  society  the  "Sword 
and  Crescent,"  now  a  senior  organization.  The  Mus- 
tard and  Cheese  Dramatic  Club,  also  founded  by  Howe 
and  Robeson,  was  largely  composed  of  Chi  Phis  ;  and 
the  "Eighteen"  and  "Arcadia"  Clubs  instituted  at  this 
time  numbered  many  Chi  Phis  as  founders  and  mem- 
bers.    Stokes  and  Lloyd  were  editors  of  the  Burr,  and 


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Stokes  and  Howe  were  likewise  editors  of  the  Epitomes 
published  by  their  respective  classes. 

In  other  lines  individual  members  were  not  less  con- 
spicuous. Robeson,  who  in  conjuction  with  Bradford 
and  Knorr  founded  football  at  Lehigh,  was  the  first 
captain  of  a  Lehigh  team  that  played  another  college. 
The  Sigma  Alpha  afterwards  absorbed  by  the  now  de- 
funct chapter  of  Theta  Nu  Epsilon,  but  which  for  many 
years  exercised  a  great  influence  in  college,  included 
among  its  six  founders,  Stokes,  Wadleigh,  and  Bonzano. 
In  every  respect  this  period  was  one  of  great  develop- 
ment for  Lehigh.  The  class  of  ''^Z^  which  entered  with 
135  men,  increased  the  number  of  men  in  college  to 
nearly  500.  Inter-collegiate  athletics  brought  Lehigh 
men  into  contact  with  students  of  other  colleges,  and 
the  college  life  was  broadened  by  this  contact.  Other 
clubs  and  organizations,  as  well  as  many  college  customs, 
which  came  into  being  and  became  rooted  in  the  life  of 
the  college,  were  to  a  large  extent  the  handiwork  of  the 
members  of  Psi  of  these  years. 

Within  the  chapter  the  highest  standard  of  chapter 
life  was  maintained.  The  men  were  conscious  of  their 
fraternity  duties ;  meetings  were  well  attended,  and 
records  carefully  kept.  Officers  performed  the  duties  of 
their  respective  offices  well,  and  Psi  became  the  model 
for  her  sister  chapters  in  her  relation  with  the  general 
fraternity.  All  the  members  were  familiar  with  the 
secret  work  of  the  fraternity,  and  the  initiations  were 
conducted  in  a  dignified  and  impressive  manner.  The 
chapter  kept  itself  free  from  debt,  and  the  treasury 
was  in  fairly  good  shape ;  but  the  running  expenses 
being  heavy,  the  subscriptions  to  the  fund  were  not 
kept  up  as  they  deserved  to  be,  and  but  small  additions 
were  made  to  it. 

As  was  to  be  expected  of  a  chapter  conducted  on  such 
lines,  Psi   continued  to  exercise  great  influence  in  the 


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fraternity  at  large.  The  new  and  liberal  Constitution, 
under  which  Chi  Phi  has  made  such  progress  and  which 
was  adopted  by  the  convention  of  1885,  was  the  handi- 
work of  Keith  and  Eustace  Rogers.  Hood  was  ap- 
pointed a  member  of  the  first  Grand  Lodge  organized 
under  it,  and  when  pressure  of  business  forced  him 
to  resign,  Keith  was  appointed  in  his  place,  while 
Stockton  was  elected  the  first  Chancellor  of  the  Fra- 
ternity. 

In  1886  the  members  of  the  class  of  '86  ceased  to  be 
active  members ;  and  the  undergraduates  into  whose 
hands  the  destinies  of  the  chapter  were  about  to  be  con- 
fided, long  used  to  depending  upon  the  members  of  '86 
as  leaders,  felt  much  concern  about  the  chapter's  future. 

Much  of  Psi's  membership  was  confined  to  the  class 
of  ^88,  in  which  it  had  a  large  and  powerful  delegation. 
Three  of  the  members  of  this  delegation  were  students 
in  the  School  of  Mines,  and  would  return  for  a  fifth  year, 
and  graduate  with  the  class  of  '89.  As  the  chapter  had 
only  one  man  in  the  class  of  ^87,  Haines,  who  lived  at 
Bethlehem,  and  had  not  been  intimately  associated  with 
the  chapter  organization,  the  leadership  passed  to  the 
members  of  '88,  who  retained  it  for  three  years,  when  the 
control  passed  to  the  members  in  the  class  of  '90. 

During  the  years  1886  to  1888  the  growth  in  strength 
and  standing  of  the  younger  fraternities  first  became 
noticeable  ;  but  Chi  Phi  with  its  prestige  was  little  af- 
fected by  them,  and  experienced  but  slight  difficulty  in 
securing  the  men  it  desired.  The  list  of  fraternities  by 
the  winter  of  1888  had  increased  to  Chi  Phi,  Alpha  Tau 
Omega,  Delta  Phi,  Psi  Upsilon,  Theta  Delta  Chi,  Delta 
Upsilon,  Sigma  Nu,  Phi  Gamma  Delta,  Sigma  Phi 
(formed  of  the  members  of  the  Pi  Chapter  of  Delta 
Tau  Delta,  which  had  withdrawn  from  that  Fraternity), 
Phi  Delta  Theta,  Sigma  Chi,  and  Delta  Tau  Delta, 
which  had  re-established  its  chapter. 

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WILLIAM  BRADFORD,  '88 


HERBERT  ALEXANDER  BON  ZAND,  '88 


The  chapter  initiated  during  these  years,  Charles 
EUery  Coxe,  '90,  Henry  Rawle  Wadleigh,  '91,  John 
Stovver  Kellogg,  '89,  Alexander  Chambers  Howard, 
^90,  Charles  Miner  Dodson,  '90,  Morgan  Chace,  '90, 
James  Rawle,  '90,  Edward  Haviland  Coxe,  '91,  Henry 
Sweyer  Eckert,  '91,  Charles  Norris  Robinson,  '90,  Per-- 
cival  Drayton,  '92,  Hanson  Entriken  Atkins,  '92,  George 
Evans  Meily, '91,  Francis  du  Pont  Thomson, '90,  Albert 
Brodhead,  'SS,  George  Haldeman  Atkins,  '92,  Hartley 
Howard,  Jr.,  '93,  and  Henry  Whitman  Kern,  '92,  all 
fine  men,  many  of  whom  have  since  become  prominent 
in  fraternity  matters.  In  the  fall  of  1886  John  WillFam 
De  Moyer,  '90,  of  Omega,  affiliated  with  the  chapter ; 
and  it  having  been  rumored  that  the  faculty  of  Prince- 
ton would  remove  the  ban  against  fraternities,  in  the 
spring  of  1889  William  Ferree  Timlow,  and  John  Parke 
Hood,  of  the  class  of  '86,  at  Princeton,  were  initiated 
under  a  dispensation. 

The  members  of  the  chapter  were  still  prominent  and 
popular  in  college.  Stokes  was  editor-in-chief  of  the 
Burr,  Gaston  was  business  manager,  and  Coxe,  '90,  a 
member  of  the  Board.  Bradford  was  captain  of  the 
football  team  of  i887-'88,  and  was  also  one  of  the  first 
lacrosse  players  and  a  member  of  the  team.  In  the 
general  fraternity,  Psi  was  conspicuously  represented 
in  the  person  of  Keith,  who,  elected  Grand  Alpha  in 
1887,  and  re-elected  in  1889,  applied  his  great  executive 
ability  and  power  of  organization  to  building  up  and 
strengthening  Chi  Phi,  while  losing  none  of  his  interest 
in  Psi. 

The  Calumet  Club  was  successfully  maintained  during 
these  years,  and  in  the  fall  of  1888,  when  the  Sigma  Phi 
Fraternity  vacated  their  house  to  enter  the  large  and 
handsome  building  provided  by  their  alumni,  their  old 
house  was  leased  by  Psi,  the  rooms  on  Cherokee  Street 
vacated,  and  the  meetings  held  in  the  house,  which,  al- 


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though  really  too  small  for  comfort,  partially  satisfied 
the  need  which  had  existed  for  many  years.  A  great 
revival  of  enthusiasm  was  the  result  of  this  change,  the 
house  serving  as  a  fraternity  centre,  which  induced 
many  of  the  alumni  to  return  and  take  part  in  the  life 
of  the  chapter.  The  association  with  these  alumni  and 
their  counsel  did  the  chapter  a  vast  amount  of  good. 
Among  the  most  frequent  visitors,  as  he  has  always 
been  one  of  the  most  loyal  and  valuable  members,  was 
George  Hood,  while  Keith,  Graeff,  Stetson,  Morgan, 
and  others  were  often  guests  of  the  chapter. 

Baseball  was  played  by  Lehigh  with  Rutgers  and  both 
football  and  lacrosse  with  Stevens;  and  many  of  the 
members  of  both  chapters  visited  Bethlehem  with  their 
college  teams,  and  were  entertained  by  the  chapter. 

The  occupancy  of  the  house  also  caused  a  revival  of 
interest  in  the  House  Fund,  the  great  difficulty  with 
which  had  been  the  unwillingness  of  any  large  number  of 
the  alumni,  at  the  time  of  its  establishment,  to  take  any 
interest  in,  or  contribute  to  it,  so  that  with  a  few  excep- 
tions it  was  practically  without  alumni  contributions ; 
but  in  1889  conditions  had  changed,  and  the  chapter 
had  a  strong  body  of  young  but  very  enthusiastic  and 
loyal  alumni,  and  under  the  management  of  Hood,  Bon- 
zano,  and  James  Stewart,  the  desired  results  have  been 
accomplished,  and  the  chapter-house  has  become  an 
accomplished  fact. 

In  the  fall  of  1888  the  number  of  students  in  attend- 
ance at  Lehigh  had  increased  to  nearly  500 ;  and  owing 
to  the  high  standing  of  the  college,  there  were  many 
excellent  men  among  the  number.  It  was,  of  course,  im- 
possible, in  a  college  of  its  size,  where  the  proportion 
of  fraternity  material  was  considerable,  for  any  one 
fraternity  to  secure  all  the  good  men  in  college.  The 
younger  fraternities  had  commenced  to  improve  with 
the  coming  of  the  larger  classes  in  1884,  and  their  im- 


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JAMES  ST E IV ART,  '89 


CHARLES  MINER  DODSON,  '90 


provement  had  kept  pace  with  the  growth  of  the  college. 
How  great  this  improvement  had  been,  and  how  strong 
these  younger  P'raternities  had  grown,  was  appreciated 
by  Psi  in  the  fall  of  i8S8,  when  its  members  first  realized 
that  some  of  them  had  developed  into  powerful  rivals, 
and,  unable  to  accommodate  themselves  to  the  changed 
conditions,  the  chapter  nearly  allowed  itself  to  be  over- 
come by  the  aggressive  methods  of  its  once  feeble  ad- 
versaries. 

In  addition  to  the  strength  developed  by  the  other  Fra- 
ternities, and  which  operated  as  a  surprise  to  the  Psi 
Chapter,  Chi  Phi  was  at  another  disadvantage.  For 
many  years  the  chapter  had  known  of  the  antecedents 
of  many  members  of  the  incoming  classes,  and  many  men 
had  come  to  college  predisposed  in  favor  of  Chi  Phi,  but 
this  year  the  supply  of  such  men  was  cut  off ;  the  men 
came  from  new  localities,  and  only  three  members  of  the 
class  of  '92  were  initiated.  The  class  was  not  rich  in 
fraternity  material,  and  the  losses  were  not  so  serious  as 
they  might  have  been  ;  but  there  were  undoubtedly  other 
men  who  should  have  been  secured,  and  to-day  it  is  hard 
to  understand  why  they  were  not. 

In  June,  1889,  the  chapter  lost  six  members  by  gradua- 
tion :  Stokes,  Gaston,  and  Lewis  of  '88,  and  Schwartz, 
Morris,  and  Kellogg  of  '89 ;  and  at  the  beginning  of  the 
fall  term  1889,  the  Chapter  consisted  of  C.  Coxe,  Thomp- 
son, A.  Howard,  and  De  Moyer,  '90;  E.  Coxe  and  Eckert, 
'91;  Drayton,  H.  Atkins,  and  Kern,  '92;  H.  Howard  and 
G.  Atkins,  '93 ;  while  Edwin  Clarke  Reynolds  of  Kappa, 
not  now  a  member  of  the  fraternity,  entered  Lehigh  in  the 
class  of  '92,  and  affiliated  with  Psi.  Thus  the  member- 
ship of  the  chapter,  although  small  compared  with  recent 
years,  was  excellent  in  personnel,  and  contained  the  ele- 
ments of  great  strength.  The  unfortunate  experience  of 
the  year  before  was  fresh  in  the  minds  of  the  members; 
but  they  either  would  not  or  could  not  rush,  and  what 


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little  work  was  done  was  conducted  with  little  or  no  sys- 
tem. In  spite  of  the  pressure  brought  to  bear  upon  them 
by  alumni,  the  older  members  either  devoted  themselves 
entirely  to  study,  or  for  the  most  part  gave  themselves  up 
in  the  most  selfish  manner  to  their  individual  pursuits, 
while  the  younger  members,  finding  the  upper  classmen 
to  whom  they  looked  for  leadership  doing  nothing, 
followed  their  example  with  disastrous  results  to  the 
chapter. 

The  class  of  '93  was  an  excellent  one,  and  contained 
many  men  who  had  come  to  Lehigh  predisposed  in  favor 
of  Chi  Phi ;  but  through  sheer  inertia  and  selfish  unwill- 
ingness to  work,  these  men  were  lost  to  Chi  Phi ;  the  sole 
candidate  of  the  year  being  Max  Whittaker  McMurray, 
a  splendid  man  who  had  been  initiated  under  a  dispensa- 
tion while  a  student  at  Ulrich's  Preparatory  School,  but 
who  never  attended  college.  Nor  was  there  much  im- 
provement during  the  next  year  ;  for  although  three  men, 
Gerald  Lewis,  Albert  Brodhead  Enbody,  and  Robert 
Edes  Chetwood,  were  initiated,  Chetwood  was  the  only 
one  Avho  finished  the  freshman  year,  but  the  other  two 
returned  later.  This  condition  of  affairs  was  all  the  more 
exasperating,  as  the  men  stood  high  in  college,  and  were 
in  a  position  to  do  good  work  had  they  been  so  inclined. 
Howard  was  manager  of  the  lacrosse  team,  C.  Coxe  was 
an  editor  of  the Btirr,  and  E.  Coxe  of  the  Epito7)ie ;  and 
the  men  were  all  very  prominent  members  of  the  various 
college  organizations. 

All  the  traditions  of  the  chapter  seemed  to  be  forgot- 
ten during  1889  and  1890,  and  the  alumni  became  thor- 
oughly disheartened  as  they  saw  the  work  of  years  undone  ; 
but  fortunately,  just  when  the  chapter  was  at  its  lowest 
ebb,  its  members  came  to  a  realization  of  the  situation, 
and  by  hard  work  conducted  a  successful  campaign  which 
did  much  to  redeem  them  in  the  eyes  of  the  alumni. 
The  improvement  was  first  visible  in  the  spring  of  1891  ; 


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HARTLY  HOWARD,  JR,,  'p^ 


^ 


ROBERT  C.  CHETIVOODJR.,  '94 


when  the  chapter,  reduced  to  seven  men,  looked  the 
situation  squarely  in  the  face,  and  resolved  that  the  chap- 
ter should  be  restored  to  its  old  standing.  The  first  meas- 
ure decided  upon  was  that  the  old  Sigma  Phi  House, 
then  occupied  by  it,  should  be  vacated.  It  was  felt  that 
while  in  it  the  chapter  labored  under  the  stigma  of  occu- 
pying a  house  that  had  been  vacated  by  one  of  its  rivals, 
because  it  had  not  been  considered  good  enough  by 
them.  But  a  house  was  an  absolute  necessity,  and  the 
members  knew  of  none  that  was  suited  to  their  needs. 
In  this  emergency  Brother  Albert  Brodhead,  '88,  a  resi- 
dent alumnus,  came  to  the  aid  of  the  chapter,  and  offered 
it  a  house  on  Brodhead  Avenue,  in  South  Bethlehem, 
belonging  to  his  father,  which  he  offered  to  repair  and 
add  to.  This  building,  as  it  stood,  was  old  and  badly  ar- 
ranged, and  the  members  were  somewhat  skeptical  of 
Brother  Brodhead's  ability  to  fit  it  to  their  needs,  but  they 
accepted  his  offer  gladly.  Though,  by  sheer  neglect,  the 
membership  of  the  chapter  had  been  allowed  to  dwindle, 
its  standard  had  not  been  lowered,  nor  was  its  prestige 
impaired.  It  was,  therefore,  only  necessary  for  its  mem- 
bers to  apply  themselves  energetically  and  systematically 
in  order  to  restore  the  chapter  to  its  former  strength. 
The  sense  of  the  gravity  of  the  situation  had  been 
brought  home  to  them  mainly  through  the  efforts  of 
Drayton,  '92,  who  chafed  under  the  prevailing  conditions, 
and  who  deserves  great  praise  for  awaking  the  dormant 
spirit  of  the  chapter,  and  for  assuming  an  aggressive  and 
intelligent  leadership  at  this  critical  juncture.  He  found 
himself  ably  assisted  by  Hartley  Howard,  '93,  whose  un- 
selfish devotion  to  the  work  in  hand  was  invaluable. 
As  a  whole,  however,  the  chapter  had,  through  disuse, 
well  nigh  lost  the  faculty  of  promptly  selecting  and  se- 
curing new  men,  which  faculty  was  essential  to  success 
in  a  field  so  crowded  with  rivals  as  Lehigh  had  become. 
It  is,  however,  unnecessary  to  consider  whether,  with  all 


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the  reawakened  enthusiasm,  the  active  members,  unaided, 
would  have  been  able  to  extricate  the  chapter  from  its 
difficulties.  The  alumni  despaired  of  their  doing  so,  and 
resolved  to  take  matters  into  their  own  hands ;  in  conse- 
quence of  which  resolution,  Keith,  Hood,  and  James  Stew- 
art, at  a  good  deal  of  personal  sacrifice,  spent  much  time 
in  Bethlehem  in  1891,  1892,  and  especially  1893,  directing 
the  internal  economy  of  the  chapter  and  assisting  it  in 
securing  members. 

The  house  which  Brother  Brodhead  had  added  to  and 
improved  was  turned  over  to  the  chapter  in  the  fall  of 
1 89 1,  and  far  exceeded  the  expectations  of  the  men  who 
now  occupied  it  It  was  conveniently  situated,  and  had 
been  made  homelike  and  comfortable  ;  furthermore,  it 
accommodated  all  the  members  of  the  chapter,  who,  find- 
ing themselves  once  more  in  constant  and  intimate  asso- 
ciation, became  more  closely  united,  and  consequently 
better  fitted  for  vigorous  work. 

Acting  under  these  favoring  influences,  the  chapter 
put  its  best  efforts  into  the  campaign  of  1891,  and  secured 
every  man  it  wanted. 

Three  copies  of  a  very  creditable  pamphlet,  the  Psi 
Letter^  were  published  by  the  chapter  during  the  years 
1892  and  1893,  for  the  benefit  of  its  alumni,  which  brought 
many  of  them  in  touch  with  the  active  members,  of 
whom  they  had  lost  sight  for  many  years.  In  1891 
the  Fraternity  honored  the  chapter  in  electing  Brother 
Drayton,  Grand  Gamma,  an  office  he  worthily  filled,  and 
to  which  he  refused  a  re-election  tendered  him  the  same 
year.  Keith  also  refused  a  re-election  to  the  office  of 
Grand  Alpha,  which  he  had  held  since  1887,  and  in  1890 
Stockton  retired  as  Chancellor.  Thus  Psi,  for  the  first 
time  in  many  years,  had  no  representative  among  the 
Fraternity  officers. 

Unfortunately  for  the  chapter,  Drayton  graduated  in 
June,  1892  ;  and  although  Booth,  '86,  returned  to  college, 

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to  follow  a  post-graduate  course,  thus  becoming  once 
more  an  active  member,  he  did  not  live  in  the  house. 
The  influence  and  leadership  of  Drayton,  in  the  chap- 
ter life,  were  greatly  missed ;  and  the  chapter,  being 
composed,  in  the  main,  of  young  and  inexperienced  men, 
did  not  repeat  in  1892  and  1893  the  successes  of  1891. 

A  policy  of  ultra-conservatism,  which  was  manifested 
in  a  disinclination  to  rush  men,  not  previously  known  to 
the  members,  and  a  too  great  dependence  for  recruits 
upon  men  who  were  related  to,  or  already  acquainted 
with,  members  of  the  chapter,  and  who  were  to  be  had 
without  effort,  was  one  of  the  chief  causes  of  the  chap- 
ter's troubles  during  1892  and  1893.  Nearly  all  the  men 
initiated  in  these  years,  therefore,  were  in  this  category 
and  many  excellent  men  were  allowed  to  go  into  other 
fraternities  because  of  more  aggressive  methods  adopted 
by  the  latter. 

The  principal  cause  of  this  trouble  was  a  lack  of  in- 
telligent leadership  and  well-directed  effort  by  the  active 
members;  but  a  good  deal  of  it  was  due  to  the  easy, 
careless  life  in  the  house,  which  was  almost  entirely  in 
the  hands  of  under-classmen.  This  trouble  was  recog- 
nized after  the  rushing  season  of  1892  ;  and  the  members 
promised  themselves  that  in  1893  they  would  do  better  ; 
and  in  1893  they  did,  but  it  was  due  entirely  to  the  efforts 
of  Keith  and  Stewart,  who  were  almost  constantly  in 
Bethlehem  during  the  first  term,  that  four  men  were 
secured.  In  1894  improvement  was  made ;  but  in  1895, 
owing  to  the  prevailing  conditions,  which  could  not  have 
been  forseen,  not  a  single  man  was  initiated. 

In  the  years  1891-1892-1893,  and  1894,  the  chapter  in- 
itiated Thomas  West  Claggett,  Ellicott  McConnell, 
Henry  Sears  Sizer,  William  Ogden  Wade,  William  Hop- 
kins, De  Witt  Clinton,  John  Jameson  Gibson,  and  Wil- 
liam Spencer  Murray,  of  '95  ;  Godwin  Hall  Powel,  George 
Brydges  Rodney,  and  Frederick  Rawdon  Bartles,  of  '96  ; 


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Charles  Francis  Scott  and  Henry  Taylor  Irwin,  '97; 
John  Tenny,  Jr.,  Arthur  Percy  de  Saulles,  and  Peirce 
Currier  Foster,  '98. 

These  men  became  prominent  socially  and  in  college 
affairs.  The  chapter  was  represented  on  the  Bu7'r  by 
Gibson,  Chetwood,  and  Rodney ;  and  Chetwood  and  Gib- 
son were  particularly  prominent  in  the  dramatic  and 
musical  clubs.  The  men  were  sought  after  in  the  col- 
lege organizations,  and  they  were  nearly  all  members  of 
the  "Sword  and  Crescent,"  and  Theta  Nu  Epsilon,  as 
well  as  the  more  ephemeral  social  organizations;  and 
had  conditions  been  favorable  in  the  college,  as  the  men 
grew  older,  and  realized  more  fully  the  responsibility 
resting  upon  them,  the  successful  career  of  the  chapter 
would  have  been  assured  ;  but  the  hard  times  of  1893, 
and  the  years  following,  reduced  the  number  of  students 
at  Lehigh,  and  materially  lowered  the  grade  of  those  who 
came.  This  of  itself  was  misfortune  enough,  and  con- 
siderably reduced  the  membership  of  every  fraternity  in 
college,  but  the  worst  was  still  to  come.  The  endowment 
of  the  university  was  composed  entirely  of  holdings  in 
the  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  and  with  the  wreck  of  that 
road,  the  university  found  itself  practically  penniless. 
Free  tuition,  in  all  branches,  had  been  maintained  from 
the  date  of  its  foundation,  and  had  been  one  of  Judge 
Packard's  dearest  fancies ;  but  in  the  effort  to  save  the 
college,  tuition  fees  were  imposed,  state  aid  was  secured, 
and  everything  short  of  lowering  the  standard  was  done. 
In  spite  of  all,  however,  the  number  of  students  de- 
creased, and  the  amount  of  fraternity  material  was  re- 
duced almost  to  zero.  But  even  then  the  trouble  was 
believed  to  be  only  temporary.  The  chapter  was  now 
thoroughly  organized,  and  every  one  was  satisfied  that 
before  the  class  of  '95,  in  which  its  strength  lay,  had 
graduated,  the  college  would  have  recovered  from  its 
misfortunes,  and  the  chapter  would  be  able  to  "swing" 


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JOHN  JAMESON   GIBSON,  '95 


GODIVIN  HALL   POJVEL,  '96 


enough  men  to  insure  a  prosperous  career.  No  one  had 
any  idea  that  its  life  was  in  real  danger.  But  matters  did 
not  improve,  and  both  in  the  chapter  and  college  history 
repeated  itself. 

The  possibility  of  disaster  to  the  chapter,  by  reason  of 
the  decadence  of  the  university,  had  never  been  taken 
into  account,  in  view  of  the  large  endowment  of  the  col- 
lege ;  and  any  considerable  diminution  in  the  number  of 
students  was  thought  to  be  out  of  the  question ;  so  that 
when  the  storm  finally  came,  the  chapter  was  not  in  good 
shape  to  meet  it.  Owing  to  a  variety  of  causes,  few  of 
the  men  initiated  after  1891  completed  their  courses. 
The  class  of  '02,  upon  which  the  chapter  had  built  great 
hopes,  entered  in  1898  with  only  seventy  students,  and 
Psi  was  unable  to  find  men  to  take  the  places  of  those 
who  graduated  in  1895.  The  same  conditions  continued. 
No  men  were  initiated  during  1895,  and  at  the  beginning 
-of  the  fall  term,  1896,  the  chapter  found  itself  reduced, 
by  the  graduation  of  the  class  of  '96,  to  three,  —  Irwin 
and  Scott,  '97,  and  Percy  Lesley  Reed,  '99,  who  had 
been  initiated  in  February,  1896. 

The  admirable  work  of  the  members  of  the  chapter, 
during  this  period,  shows  the  continuing  influence  which 
may  be  exercised  by  members  of  a  college  fraternity  on 
their  successors,  and  the  value  to  a  chapter  of  an  in- 
heritance of  loyalty,  and  adherence  to  duty.  It  speaks 
volumes  for  the  devotion  of  Irwin  and  Scott  to  these 
principles,  that  they  were  true  to  the  best  traditions  of 
Psi,  and  did  not  yield,  although  the  fight  seemed  well 
nigh  hopeless.  They  had  this  advantage  over  the  chap- 
ter as  constituted  in  1876,  when  it  had  passed  through  a 
similar  crisis,  that  they  were  aided  and  encouraged  by  a 
body  of  loyal  alumni,  and  thus  fortified,  in  spite  of  the 
odds  against  them,  Psi  conducted  an  aggressive  cam- 
paign in  the  class  of  1900,  and  succeeded  in  securing  for 
Chi  Phi,  John  Kenelm   Digby,  Walter  Henry  Rodney, 

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Gavin  Hogg  Dortch,  and  Richard  Cromwell  Congdon, 
the  largest  number  of  men  initiated  by  any  good  fra. 
ternity  in  that  year.  One  of  the  most  pleasing  features 
of  the  victory,  was  the  fact  that  all  of  these  new  men 
either  had  been  pledged  to,  or  had  had  an  understanding 
with,  some  other  fraternity.  The  percentage  of  fraternity 
material  in  the  college  still  continued  to  be  low,  and  no 
additions  were  made  to  the  chapter  during  year  1897. 
Allan  Gordon  Bohannon  was  the  only  initiate  of  1898. 

Unlike  the  conditions  which  prevailed  during  the  fight 
of  fourteen  years  before,  the  number  of  students  in 
college  was  decreasing,  while  the  field  was  filled  with 
sixteen  fraternities,  all  struggling  for  life.  The  mem- 
bers of  Psi  never  made  a  better  showing  than  during 
this  struggle.  Their  house  while  comfortable,  did  not 
shine  in  comparison  with  the  houses  of  other  fraternities 
of  high  grade,  and  the  chapter  had  little  in  the  way  of 
material  benefit  to  offer  freshmen.  Nevertheless,  by 
sheer  energy  and  real  merit,  it  won  from  its  rivals,  and 
in  every  case  where  chances  were  even  took  the  man  it 
wanted. 

In  1897  Scott  and  Irwin  graduated,  and  Reed,  having 
been  taken  ill,  left  college  temporarily  so  that,  for  the 
greater  part  of  1897-1898,  the  chapter  consisted  of  but 
four  men.  The  fight,  however,  was  continued  ;  and  the 
class  of  1903,  containing  better  material,  the  chapter  in- 
itiated William  Deakins  Cassin,  '01,  Ernest  Meredith 
Hill,  and  Walter  Scott  Hanna,  '02,  Alexander  Byers 
McCulloch,  Charles  John  Hendrickson,  and  Hugh  Gas- 
ton Vander  Veer,  '03.  Hanna,  was  a  son  of  Brother 
Alfred  Fiske  Hanna,  '77»  and  the  first  man  of  the  second 
generation  to  be  initiated  by  Psi.  These  additions  in- 
creased the  membership  of  the  chapter  to  ten,  and  the 
members  breathed  more  freely  as  they  felt  that  the  crisis 
was  past.  The  affairs  of  the  college  began  to  improve, 
larger  and  better  classes  entered,  and  the  chapter  was 

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GAVIN  HOGG  DORTCH,  '02 


saved  from  extinction  once  more  by  the  unyielding  and 
indomitable  spirit  inspiring  its  members. 

After  the  graduation  of  Irwin,  Dortch  became  the 
leader  of  the  chapter,  and  to  hkn  much  of  the  credit  for 
the  successful  issue  is  due.  Of  true  Chi  Phi  ancestry 
(being  a  son  of  a  member  of  Eta),  his  energy,  perseve- 
rance, and  executive  ability  were  the  qualities  needed  at 
the  time  at  which  they  were  exercised.  The  chapter, 
until  September,  1901,  still  continued  to  occupy  Brother 
Brodhead's  house,  and  there  on  Friday,  February  22, 
1897,  celebrated  its  twenty-fifth  birthday  by  a  reception 
to  the  faculty  and  students.  This  event  was  a  great 
success.  Many  of  the  alumni  returned  to  celebrate  the 
occasion ;  and,  although  it  was  during  one  of  Psi's  dark- 
est periods,  the  anniversary  was  greatly  enjoyed,  and  the 
interest  shown  by  the  alumni  in  its  proper  celebration 
served  to  encourage  the  active  members. 

The  house  furnished  by  Brother  Brodhead,  in  1891, 
sufficient  for  that  day,  had  ceased  to  measure  up  to  the 
requirements  of  the  chapter  in  the  fierce  competition  of 
the  days  of  Lehigh's  travail,  and  it  was  felt  that  the 
chapter  must  soon  have  a  better  home.  The  alumni 
appreciated  the  fact  that  the  members  of  the  chapter 
deserved  the  best  they  could  get,  but  could  not  see  their 
way  clear  to  providing  the  chapter  with  such  a  house 
as  appeared  necessary,  nor  could  such  a  house  be  main- 
tained with  the  chapter  thus  reduced  in  numbers. 

The  fund  in  1900,  in  the  hands  of  Brother  Bonzano, 
who  had  succeeded  Stewart  as  treasurer,  amounted  to 
^3100,  which  had  been  accumulated  by  the  unceasing 
labors  of  Bonzano,  Hood,  Keith,  and  James  Stewart. 
To  Stewart  is  due  in  a  large  measure  the  credit  of  se- 
curing the  subscriptions  ;  and  to  him  and  Bonzano  is  due 
the  credit  of  increasing  it,  they  having  devoted  a  great 
deal  of  time  and  energy  for  many  years  to  this  prosaic 
and  thankless  task.    The  measure  of  gratitude  these  two 

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men  deserve  from  their  brethren  for  their  unselfish  and 
arduous  devotion  to  this  work  they  will  never  receive, 
as  it  is  impossible  for  one  who  has  not  actually  made 
the  sacrifices  and  received  rebuffs  which  such  labor  en- 
tails, ever  properly  to  appreciate  it.  In  such  cases  '-'-  Fmis 
coronat  opus.''''  With  the  increased  membership  of  1900, 
and  the  prospects  for  the  future,  it  was  believed  that  the 
time  was  at  hand  for  making  a  definite  move,  and  the 
members  of  the  chapter  were  told  that  if  they  continued 
their  good  work,  a  new  house  would,  if  possible,  be 
secured. 

Encouraged  by  this  assurance  and  by  the  successes 
of  1899,  the  chapter  went  confidently  to  work  in  1900, 
and  promptly  secured  William  Montgomery  Person,  '02, 
William  Gary  Cram,  Jr.,  Frederick  Royalle  Vernon- 
Williams,  and  Thomas  Jefferson  Stone  Edelen,  of  the 
class  of  '04.  The  chapter  with  twelve  members  passed 
a  prosperous  year ;  but  it  was  felt  that  the  next  year 
would  be  the  crucial  period  of  Psi's  life,  it  being  gen- 
erally understood  that  the  incoming  class  of  1905  would 
be  the  largest  class  that  had  ever  entered  Lehigh.  The 
institution,  however,  was  now  in  better  financial  con- 
dition than  for  some  time  past. 

Dortch,  who  had  left  college  owing  to  ill  health,  but 
who  had  returned,  promised  to  return  again  the  follow- 
ing year  to  lead  the  chapter.  It  was  believed  that  the 
Psi  could  now  support  such  a  house  as  it  needed,  and 
that  it  was  absolutely  necessary  that  a  home  should  be 
secured  for  it. 

The  house  known  as  "  Briarfield,"  located  on  Packer 
Avenue  and  formerly  occupied  by  Hon.  J.  Davis  Brod- 
head,  had  long  been  regarded  as  the  ideal  home  for  the 
chapter.  The  location  was  excellent,  being  close  to  the 
university.  The  building  was  large  enough  to  accom- 
modate the  members,  and  with  its  spacious  grounds  it 
was  exactly  suited  to  the  needs.    The  house  happened 

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to  be  for  sale  at  a  price  which  was  believed  to  be  low. 
For  these  reasons,  in  the  summer  of  1901  the  trus- 
tees purchased  the  property,  and  on  return  to  college 
the  chapter  vacated  the  old  house  on  Brodhead  Avenue, 
which  had  been  its  home  since  1891,  and  moved  into  the 
new  house,  with  which  the  members  were  delighted. 
They  had  so  long  looked  forward  to  possessing  a  house 
of  their  own,  and  that  hope  had  been  so  long  deferred, 
that  when  they  found  their  hopes  finally  realized  they 
were  greatly  encouraged  and  stimulated.  Several  of 
the  alumni  returned  to  Bethlehem  in  August  to  aid  in 
rushing,  and  all  went  to  work  in  September  with  more 
enthusiasm  and  confidence  than  they  had  shown  for 
years. 

After  the  acquisition  of  the  house,  it  was  believed  that 
the  property  could  be  controlled  in  a  more  satisfactory 
way  by  a  corporation  than  by  trustees.  Accordingly,  in 
190 1,  a  corporation  was  formed,  the  subscribers  to  the 
fund  becoming  shareholders  of  the  Briarfield  Asso- 
ciation which  took  over  all  of  the  property  belonging  to 
the  fund  and  previously  held  by  the  trustees. 

The  class  of  1905  proved  to  be  the  largest  in  the 
history  of  the  college,  and  contained  240  men.  Many  of 
these  constituted  excellent  fraternity  material ;  and  the 
members  of  Psi  secured  eleven  men,  bringing  the  total 
membership  of  the  chapter  up  to  twenty-two  by  the  in- 
itiation of  Edward  Stonestreet  Dawson,  Walter  Hilleary 
Henderson,  Benjamin  Hartley  Hewit,  Joseph  Lough 
Larmour,  James  Fulton  Leonard,  Francis  Rogers  Pyne, 
Roger  Kenneth  Waters,  Edward  Nicoll  Woodbury, 
Henry  Slicer  Regester,  Jr.,  Henry  Simpson  Evans,  and 
John  Ellsworth  Stonebraker,  all  of  the  class  of  1905. 
The  new  members  were  fully  up  to  the  traditional  stan- 
dard of  Psi,  and  the  chapter  thus  strengthened  com- 
pared favorably  with  the  personnel  of  the  Psi  Chapter 
of  any  period.    The  chapter  at  once  took  high  rank  and 

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recovered  the  prestige  of  former  years.  The  men  were 
prominent  socially,  many  of  them  stood  high  in  athletics, 
and  the  membership  was  well  represented  in  the  numer- 
ous clubs  and  organizations  which  go  to  make  up  st-u- 
dent  life  at  Lehigh. 

The  chapter  is  influential  in  the  councils  of  Chi  Phi, 
and  is  represented  at  the  congress  by  both  active  mem- 
bers and  alumni.  In  1899  Brother  Wyndham  Stokes 
was  elected  Grand  Gamma,  which  office  he  still  holds, 
and  in  addition  to  being  editor-in-chief  of  the  new  Chi 
Phi  Register^  he  with  Keith  of  Psi  and  Adams  of  Xi 
constituted  the  committee  which  prepared  the  new 
ritual  of  the  Fraternity.  Bonzano,  Hood,  and  James 
Stewart  are  also  familiar  faces  at  general  fraternity 
gatherings,  and  several  of  the  younger  men  have  made 
their  influence  felt  in  the  fraternity  counsels. 

Taking  the  career  of  the  chapter  as  a  whole,  the 
standard  of  fraternity  honor  and  obligation  it  has  ever 
maintained  ;  the  character  of  the  men  it  has  given  to 
the  Fraternity  ;  the  pride  which  its  members  have  always 
had  in  Chi  Phi,  and  the  unselfish  work  they  have  per- 
formed in  her  behalf ;  the  part  they  have  played  in  the 
establishment  of  three  of  her  strongest  living  chapters ; 
the  share  they  have  had  in  her  counsels  and  government ; 
in  the  writing  of  her  history,  her  songs,  her  ritual,  her 
constitution ;  the  standing  and  promise  of  the  chapter's 
active  membership  ;  —  taking  all  these  things  into  ac- 
count, it  may  be  fairly  claimed  that  the  Psi  Chapter  of 
Chi  Phi  has  not  without  glory  upheld  the  banner  of 
that  Fraternity  we  all  love  so  well. 

Wyndham  H.  Stokes,  ''Z'], 


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HISTORY   OF  THE  CHAKETT 

I  HAVE  been  asked  by  my  younger  brethren  to  write 
a  brief  history  of  the  origin  of  the  Chakett,  to  dis- 
close the  mystic  meaning  of  the  word,  and  how  it 
was  coined.  To  do  this  intelligently,  the  conditions 
of  its  birth  must  be  understood,  and  its  etymological 
horoscope  must  be  recalled. 

Fifty  years  ago  a  strong  spirit  of  opposition  to  college 
fraternities  dominated  the  policy  of  American  colleges 
and  universities.  Trustees  co-operated  with  faculties 
in  destroying  them.  So  aggressive  was  this  opposition 
that  of  the  Princeton  order  of  Chi  Phi,  whose  institution 
at  the  College  of  New  Jersey  tradition  then  attributed  to 
President  McLean,  in  1824,  only  one  chapter  survived. 
This  was  the  Zeta  Chapter,  at  Franklin  and  Marshall 
College,  at  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  which  was  organ- 
ized in  1854.  The  mother  chapter  at  Princeton,  and 
the  one  at  Brown  University,  perished  in  the  storm  of 
opposition  before  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War. 

THE  LITERARY  SUBSTITUTE 

The  college  secret  literary  society,  with  its  rituals 
and  halls  and  badges  and  legendary  mottoes,  was  sub- 
stituted for  the  fraternity  wherever  possible.  Faculties 
received,  but  rarely  exercised,  the  right  of  visitation  and 
direction  through  active,  honorary,  or  post-graduate 
membership.  The  more  mysterious  the  ritual,  and  the 
more  secret  the  proceedings,  the  more  attractive  they 
were  for  the  undergraduate.  The  fraternities  lan- 
guished under  the  ban  of  college  disapproval;  and 
the  literary  societies,  with  their  usefulness  magnified  in 
chapel  and  class-room,  and  their  attractions  mystified 
by  the  glamour  of  secrecy,  almost  displaced  them  every- 
where. 

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A  NEW   EMERGENCY 

This  was  the  situation  thirty-five  years  ago.  Then 
followed  a  fierce  rivalry  between  the  two  literary  socie- 
ties of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College.  It  involved  the 
entire  student  body.  The  societies  slowly  drifted  into 
the  control  of  factions,  which  were  dominated  largely  by 
the  few  members  of  the  fraternities,  which  continued 
to  maintain  a  precarious  and  secret  existence.  The  an- 
tagonisms, born  of  feud  and  faction,  invited  and  required 
the  co-operation  of  some  of  the  best  students  in  the  in- 
stitution; and  the  Chi  Phi  Fraternity,  an  almost  unknown 
influence,  suddenly  sprang  into  prominence. 

At  the  opening  of  the  college  year  in  1867,  there  were 
left  only  two  undergraduate  members  of  the  Chi  Phi 
Fraternity.  The  attitude  of  the  college  authorities  and 
the  conditions  existing  in  the  literary  societies  were 
favorable  for  expansion.  The  membership  increased 
rapidly,  and  the  influence  of  the  chapter  was  soon  felt 
in  the  class-rooms,  in  society  halls,  and  in  the  general 
life  of  the  institution. 

In  1868  further  additions  were  made  to  its  member- 
ship. Numbers  became  an  element  of  strength,  and 
membership  was  no  longer  concealed.  Rival  frater- 
nities, equally  prosperous,  acknowledged  Chi  Phi's 
prominence  and  influence,  and  vainly  sought,  by  every 
means  known  to  resourceful  students,  to  check  it.  It 
was  then  that  Zeta  Chapter  resolved  to  do  something 
unusual,  something  that  would  stamp  its  individuality 
upon  the  mind  and  heart  of  the  student  body,  and  leave 
a  lasting  impression  upon  the  college  and  university 
commencement  season  of  1868. 

Banquets  and  symposia  were  deemed  too  private,  ex- 
clusive, and  selfish.  The  college  program  for  com- 
mencement week  allowed  no  time  for  other  appoint- 
ments.     Therefore,  the  chapter  decided   to  publish  an 


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original  fraternity  paper.  To  the  undergraduates  it 
would  seem  a  daring  venture  ;  to  the  college  authorities^ 
a  challenge  for  unofficial  recognition  ;  and  to  the  public^ 
to  the  visitors  and  guests,  a  startling  innovation.  All 
the  possibilities  were  discussed,  the  risks  discounted, 
and  the  effect  carefully  considered  and  anticipated. 

The  writer  of  this  article  was  appointed  editor  and 
publisher,  with  a  staff  of  assistants  to  share  the  glories 
of  success,  or  help  to  bear  the  burden  of  failure.  With- 
out limitations  or  conditions,  except  that  the  publication 
should  broadly  promote  the  interests  of  the  college  as 
well  as  those  of  the  Fraternity,  the  editorial  staff  as- 
sumed the  functions  of  their  responsible  positions.  The 
selection  of  a  name  was  intrusted  to  the  editor-in-chief. 
After  a  long  series  of  deliberations  and  consultations  it 
was  finally  decided  to  call  it  Chi  Phi  Chakett. 

The  paper  was  a  successful  venture,  the  surprise  of 
commencement  week.  It  was  said  to  have  been  the  first 
exclusive  fraternity  paper  ever  published  at  an  Ameri- 
can college.  It  received  the  commendations  of  the 
local  press  for  its  typographical  neatness,  of  the  rival 
fraternities  for  its  originality,  and  of  the  college  au- 
thorities for  its  fairness,  conservatism,  and  excellent 
taste. 

A  CABALISTIC  PUZZLE 

The  name  Chakett  was  one  to  conjure  with.  It 
was  a  cabalistic  puzzle  to  all  the  profane.  The  most 
ingenious  ruses  were  adopted  to  discover  its  meaning. 
Greek  lexicons  were  consulted  to  disclose  its  roots. 
Every  effort  to  discover  its  secret  meaning  failed  utterly. 
And  now,  thirty-five  years  later,  when  most  of  the  actors 
in  this  college  drama  have  passed  away,  I  am  asked  to 
divulge  the  etymology  of  the  word,  and  disclose  the 
meaning  of  Chakett. 


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It  was  an  arbitrary  word,  coined  for  the  purpose  and 
for  the  occasion.  It  was  formed  by  taking  one  initial 
letter  from  five,  and  two  from  another  of  the  six  secret 
titles  of  the  officers  of  the  chapter.  In  several  later 
fraternity  publications  of  the  order,  there  was  printed  a 
finely  engraved  plate,  showing  a  Chi  Phi  badge  inclosed 
in  a  hexagonal  border,  set  with  jewels,  surrounded  with 
the  twelve  shaded  points  of  four  triangles,  upon  which 
appear  twelve  Arabic  letters,  which  may  be  grouped  as 
follows:  R.A.E.,  R.T.,  K.S.,  G.C.,  T.C.,  H.  Select  the 
eleventh,  twelfth,  second,  sixth,  third,  fifth,  and  tenth 
letters,  and  place  them  in  the  order  named,  and  you  have 
CHAKETT. 

We  were  all  boys  at  college  then,  and  our  achieve- 
ments were  wondrously  magnified  in  our  own  estimate 
thereof.  But  even  now,  grown  to  be  men  of  mature 
years,  engaged  in  the  more  serious  duties  of  life,  and 
living  in  the  shadow  of  the  great  and  unknown  future, 
we  love  to  recall  the  memories  of  our  college  days, 
and  live  them  over  again  in  pleasant  reminiscences. 
To  the  writer  it  is  an  inexpressible  pleasure  to  know 
that  the  work  he  did  more  than  a  generation  ago  still 
interests  so  wide  a  circle  of  friends  and  brothers,  and 
that  the  little  word  he  formed  from  the  mystic  letters  of 
our  beloved  Fraternity  is  still  perpetuated  in  a  more 
worthy  and  pretentious  publication. 

Jos.   W.    YocuM,  '68. 


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THE  IDEAL  FRATERNITY  MAN 


EVERY  one  has  his  own  ideas  as  to  what  are  the 
most  necessary  characteristics  of  the  ideal  frater- 
nity man  ;  and  many  will  be  disposed,  no  doubt,  to 
resent  any  suggestions  in  conflict  with  their  own 
established  convictions.  The  standards  of  different  fra- 
ternities are  dissimilar ;  and  even  in  the  same  frater- 
nity, different  chapters  appear  to  have  varying  ideals. 
One  chapter  desires  the  scholar  ;  another,  the  athlete ; 
a  third  seeks  "  the  jolly  good  fellow  ; "  while  still  another 
tries  wholly  for  men  of  social  aspirations. 

With  us  we  do  not  necessarily  seek  for  the  scholar,  nor 
the  hero  of  the  football  field,  nor  the  social  lion,  nor  do 
we  desire  the  spendthrift  sport,  but  first  of  all  and  over 
all  the  gentleman  —  the  honorable  and  manly  man. 

In  seeking  the  gentleman  to  the  manor  born,  it  is 
often  well  to  consider  the  college  man's  antecedents  for 
it  is  rather  unusual  to  find  the  child  of  coarse  or  vul- 
gar parents,  whatever  their  station  in  life  may  be, 
exhibiting  the  instincts  of  the  gentleman.  But  while 
properly  investigating  the  character  of  a  man's  family, 
we  must,  after  all,  be  governed  in  our  selection  of  a  fra- 
ternity mate  by  the  character  of  the  man  himself.  It 
has  often  happened  that  a  son  of  distinguished  or  wealthy 
parents  —  sprung,  it  may  be,  from  a  long  line  of  noble 
ancestors  — has  proved  quite  a  calamity  to  the  chapter 
of  his  choice. 

But  while  we  say  that  the  ideal  fraternity  man  is  the 
gentleman,  we  do  not  intend  to  lend  color  or  support  to 
an  opinion  now  very  generally  entertained  among  some 
college  men,  that  it  is  only  "  the  grind  "  who  seeks  for 
honors  in  scholarship  or  other  lines  of  college  effort. 
With  those  who  entertain  this  deep-seated  aversion  to 
the  performance  of  all  college  duties,  there  are  honors 


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far  more  important  in  their  eyes— for  instance,  mem- 
bership in  a  mandolin  club  (the  existence  of  which  or- 
ganization is  probably  evidenced  only  by  the  college 
annual),  or  the  distinguished  honpr  of  an  election  to  a 
dining-club.  It  is  not  to  be  contended  that  scholarship 
should  be  the  prerequisite  to  admission  into  fraternity 
life,  but  it  should  be  also  remembered  that  the  best  fra- 
ternity men  do  not  shirk  the  performance  of  college 
work.  How  keenly  should  a  chapter  feel  the  disgrace  of 
having  its  numbers  reduced  by  the  failure  of  mem- 
bers to  perform  their  college  duties.  Yet  this  is  not 
unusual  with  the  average  fraternity. 

Of  all  things,  the  fraternity  man  should  observe  the 
most  absolute  secrecy  with  regard  to  all  matters  con- 
cerning his  fraternity.  It  may  be  difficult  for  the 
exhuberant  freshman  to  refrain  from  boasting  at  times  of 
the  superior  excellence  of  his  own  fraternity,  but  such 
boasting  is  both  extremely  improper  and  hurtful.  Were 
it  not  a  secret  order,  but  merely  a  social  organization, 
such  boasting  would  be  distasteful.  Remarks,  unob- 
jectionable when  made  concerning  social  organizations, 
should  never  be  indulged  in  as  to  one's  fraternity, 
for  the  ideal  fraternity  man  refrains  absolutely  from 
speaking  of  his  fraternity  to  persons  who  are  not  mem- 
bers. 

It  goes  without  saying  that  the  true  fraternity  man 
should  be  faithful  to  his  fraternity  in  the  performance  of 
all  duties  imposed  upon  him  by  it.  He  should  never 
hesitate  to  sacrifice  his  own  self-interest  in  order  to  ad- 
vance that  of  his  fraternity  or  that  of  his  fellow  chapter 
mates.  Self-sacrificing  service  always  leads  to  love  of 
the  object  of  such  service,  and  nothing  so  tends  to 
brotherly  love  as  unselfishness. 

There  should  be  few  stronger  ties  in  life  than  those  of 
pure  and  unselfish  friendship  in  an  ideal  fraternity. 
Where  can  one  find  a  purer  friendship  ?    Seldom  can  one 

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find  more  delight  or  pleasure  than  that  obtained  within 
chapter-walls  in  social  and  friendly  intercourse  with 
noble  young  men,  bound  together  by  most  sacred  ties, 
and  at  that  period  of  life,  too,  when  the  coldness  and 
selfishness  of  the  world  have  not  yet  chilled  the  nobler 
sentiments  of  the  heart  nor  dampened  the  ardor  of 
friendship.  Seldom  in  life  does  one  enjoy  more  delight- 
ful friendship  than  this.  As  each  of  us  turns  back  to 
college  days,  few  memories  are  as  sweet  as  those  lin- 
gering still  of  ambrosial  nights  with  our  fraternity  mates. 
Gathered  together  at  the  old  house,  on  some  spring-time 
evening,  grouped  in  friendly  converse  upon  its  broad 
piazzas,  how  happily  passed  the  moments.  I  can  still 
feel  the  friendly  clasp  of  a  club-mate's  hand  as  sitting 
there  I  was  wont  to  hear  in  the  distance  some  sweet  tenor 
mingling  with  the  rich  bass  of  the  college  serenaders, 
wafted  to  us  on  the  fragrant  breezes  of  the  night — the 
air  heavy  with  the  perfume  of  the  Southern  magnolia  — 
or  would  sit  enraptured  by  the  occasional  bursts  of 
eloquence  from  a  neighboring  mocking-bird,  the  "  trim 
Shakespere"  of  the  South,  as  roused  from  sleep  by  the 
unwonted  brilliance  of  the  moonlight,  he  would  wake  to 
vie  in  song  with  the  college  serenaders. 

Those  nights  of  pleasure  were  made  possible  by  the 
delightful  and  sustaining  friendship  of  our  fellows,  men 
carefully  and  conscientiously  selected. 

It  is  essential  to  the  success  of  every  chapter  that  it 
should  keep  before  it  continually,  like  a  pillar  of  cloud  by 
day  and  a  pillar  of  fire  by  night,  the  high  standard  of  the 
gentleman  in  selecting  its  candidates  for  initiation  into 
the  secrets  of  the  brotherhood. 

RoBT.  J.  Travis, 
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CHI  CHAPTER  AT   DARTMOUTH 

FOR  this  edition  of  The  Year  Book,  the  brothers 
of  Chi  have  been  asked  to  write  of  their  chapter. 
To  give  the  Fraternity  a  complete  idea  of  our 
college  and  of  ourselves,  we  shall  attempt  to 
trace  the  history  of  our  college,  telling  of  its  marvelous 
growth  since  1893,  and  of  the  consequent  founding  of 
Alpha  Alpha  Omega  for  the  purpose  of  joining  a  frater- 
nity when  the  time  was  ripe.  We  wish  to  give  a  short 
account  of  the  purposes  and  ideals  embodied  in  Alpha 
Alpha  Omega,  and  its  history  leading  up  to  the  petition. 
Finally  we  shall  chronicle  the  founding  of  Chi  Chapter 
of  Chi  Phi. 

A  BRIEF  SKETCH   OF  DARTMOUTH   COLLEGE 

Rev.  Eleazer  Wheelock,  a  graduate  of  Yale,  founded 
at  Lebanon,  Conn.,  in  1754,  a  very  successful  school 
for  Indians,  "  Moor's  Indian  Charity  School."  His 
determination  to  enlarge  the  scope  of  his  work  resulted 
in  the  establishment  of  Dartmouth  College,  called  so  in 
honor  of  the  Earl  of  Dartmouth,  the  trustee  of  ten 
thousand  pounds  collected  in  England  through  the 
eloquent  preaching  of  Samson  Occum,  an  Indian  grad- 
uate of  Moor's  Charity  School. 

After  careful  investigation,  Dr.  Wheelock  selected  a 
site  for  the  college  in  New  Hampshire  in  the  township  of 
Hanover,  a  beautifully  wooded  plain  rising  above  the 
Connecticut  River  and  surrounded  by  rugged  hills.  His 
decision  was  due  to  the  natural  beauty  of  the  locality, 
its  nearness  to  the  Canadian  Indians,  and  centrality 
with  regard  to  two  hundred  townships  in  New  Hamp- 
shire and  Vermont,  not  in  easy  reach  of  any  college. 

A  charter  was  obtained  in  1769  from  the  Province  of 

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New  Hampshire,  and  in  the  same  year  the  college 
began  its  work.  The  first  class,  four  in  number,  received 
diplomas  in  1771. 

The  troublesome  times  of  the  Revolution  soon  came ; 
but  the  work  of  the  college  was  uninterrupted,  though 
its  numbers  were  reduced  and  financial  support  from 
England  was  withdrawn. 

Dartmouth  Hall,  modeled  after  "Old  Nassau"  of 
Princeton,  was  built  in  the  years  1776-83.  It  still  stands 
in  architectural  beauty,  the  finest  of  Dartmouth's 
twenty-eight  buildings.  "Old  Dartmouth"  and  a  small 
chapel  near  by  were  the  only  buildings  of  the  college 
until  1828,  when  two  dormitories,  Thornton  and  Went- 
worth,  were  added. 

From  the  close  of  the  Revolution  to  the  early  part 
of  the  19th  century  there  was  nothing  unusual  in  the 
history  of  the  college.  Then  came  a  storm  period.  The 
trustees  of  Dartmouth  had  to  fight  before  the  law  for  its 
very  existence,  the  most  romantic  story  in  the  history 
of  American  colleges.  The  history  of  the  famous 
Dartmouth  College  Case  cannot  be  given  here.  In 
brief,  because  of  disagreement  with  the  trustees.  Presi- 
dent John  Wheelock  sought  to  have  Dartmouth  made  a 
state  university.  The  young  lawyer  who  saved  his 
Alma  Mater,  and  made  the  beginnings  of  his  own  fame, 
is  Dartmouth's  most  famous  son,  a  member  of  the  class 
of  1801,  Daniel  Webster. 

At  the  close  of  this  litigation,  in  1819,  the  trustees 
reported  that  the  liabilities  of  the  college  exceeded  its 
assets  by  ^2,924.25.  Under  such  conditions,  President 
Tyler  (1821-28)  took  charge.  A  majority  of  the  students 
were  very  poor.  He  raised  scholarship  funds,  and 
started  a  building-fund,  which  was  completed  by  his 
successor.  President  Lord  (1828-63).  Under  President 
Lord,  the  decade  1830-40  was  a  period  of  remarkable 
development ;  many  new  professorships  were  endowed  ; 


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Reed  Hall,  a  domitory  and  recitation  hall,  was  erected, 
and  the  students  increased  in  number  from  about  150 
in  1830,  to  340  in  1840,  the  highest  number  until  after 
the  Civil  War. 

President  Lord,  who  resigned  in  1863  because  of  his 
pro-slavery  views,  was  succeeded  by  President  Smith 
(1863-77),  During  his  administration,  the  facilities  and 
equipment  of  the  college  were  increased  and  large 
additions  made  to  the  endowment,  notable  among  which 
was  the  Wentworth  bequest  of  ^500,000,  in  1875,  which,, 
however,  did  not  become  available  until  1895.  In  1869, 
the  Centennial  of  the  college  was  celebrated  in  a  very 
impressive  way.  Chief  Justice  Chase,  1826,  presiding- 
over  the  exercises. 

The  college  advanced  slowly  under  the  guidance  of 
President  Bartlett  (1877-92).  Several  buildings,  among 
them  Rollins  Chapel,  the  Library,  and  the  Wheelock 
Hotel,  were  added  about  1885. 

From  1893  to  the  present,  Dartmouth  has  experienced 
another  era  of  remarkable  development.  This  advance 
is  shown  most  clearly  by  the  use  of  figures.  In  1892 
there  were  315  students  in  the  academic  department  and 
143  in  associated  schools,  a  total  of  458 ;  in  1902,  663  in 
the  academic  department,  128  in  associated  schools,  a 
total  of  791. 

During  this  period  many  buildings  have  been  added, 
the  endowment  doubled,  the  faculty  in  the  academic 
department  increased  from  26  to  54,  and  the  Tuck  School 
of  Administration  and  Finance  has  been  founded.  The 
college  has  not  only  grown  materially,  but  the  esprit  de 
corps  of  the  student  body  has  been  stimulated  to  a  high 
tension.  These  results  are  due  in  greatest  part  to  the 
work  of  Dr.  William  Jewett  Tucker,  our  beloved  Presi- 
dent, who  was  inaugurated  in  1893. 

At  Dartmouth  the  traditions  and  atmosphere  of  the 
college  rather  than  of  the    university  have  h^ld    sway 

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yet  no  sketch  of  the  college,  however  brief,  could  omit 
a  mention,  at  least,  of  the  associated  schools. 

The  Dartmouth  Medical  College,  founded  in  1798,  has 
had  a  long  and  honorable  career.  The  Thayer  School 
of  Civil  Engineering,  a  graduate  school,  closely  limited 
in  numbers,  was  established  in  1867  ;  since  then  it  has 
maintained  a  high  rank. 

The  Tuck  School  of  Administration  and  Finance, 
established  in  1900  with  an  endowment  of  ^400,000,  is  a 
graduate  school,  whose  object  is  to  fit  college  men  to 
engage  in  large  business  affairs. 

The  recent  event  of  greatest  interest  was  the  cele- 
bration of  the  centennial  of  Webster's  graduation, 
September  24-26,  1901.  This  celebration,  dignified  and 
impressive,  was  remarkable  for  the  number  of  distin- 
guished men  who  gathered  to  honor  Webster  and  his 
beloved  Dartmouth. 

The  brevity  of  this  history  has  rendered  it  impos- 
sible to  give  any  but  the  barest  facts,  thus  causing 
omissions  of  the  truest  history,  the  portrayal  of  the 
lives  of  those  who  have  been  the  larger  part  of  Dart- 
mouth —  the  students.  The  most  striking  characteristic 
of  Dartmouth  life  is,  and  has  been,  its  fine  democracy, — 
a  democracy  which  has  produced  more  distinguished 
Americans  than  any  other  college  save  Harvard,  Yale, 
or  Princeton.  John  S.  Fletcher,  '04. 

HISTORY  OF   ALPHA   ALPHA  OMEGA 

It  was  in  the  time  of  the  rapid  growth  which  began 
with  the  inauguration  of  President  Tucker,  that  a  group 
of  five  men  belonging  to  the  various  classes  of  Dart- 
mouth decided 'that  there  was  room  for  another  frater- 
nity, a  fraternity  that  should  not  only  seek  the  social 
and  material  benefit  of  its  members,  but  should  also 
represent  the  highest  ideals  of  true  friendship  and  man- 

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hood.  It  was  with  a  certain  seriousness  of  purpose  that 
Alpha  Alpha  Omega  began  its  short  but  prosperous 
career.  The  college  saw  immediately  that  a  new  society- 
had  come,  and  letters  of  formal  recognition  and  welcome 
were  received  from  the  various  fraternities.  The  new 
society,  then  consisting  of  eleven  members,  was  publicly 
established  in  February,  1898. 

Thus  begun,  the  society  set  before  itself  two  aims : 
its  elevation  to  a  position  of  strength  as  a  local  society, 
and  the  obtaining  of  a  charter  as  a  chapter  of  a  suitable 
fraternity.  The  first  of  these  aims  was  carried  out  to  a 
remarkable  degree.  Each  year  stronger  men  were  taken 
in,  they  very  often  being  men  who  had  received  "  bids  " 
from  national  fraternities.  It  was  a  handicap  to  be 
merely  local.  But  we  overcame  this  handicap  by  clean, 
straight-forward  "chinning  "  on  our  ideals  and  purposes, 
showing  every  man  that  we  were  offering  him  an  oppor- 
tunity to  join  a  true  brotherhood.  And  it  often  sur- 
prised us  to  see  men  forsake  fraternities  that  the 
college  considered  stronger,  and  pledge  themselves  to 
us,  as  a  result  of  this  one  argument.  Thus  we  pros- 
pered. From  year  to  year  we  changed  our  rooms,  each 
change  being  for  the  better,  both  as  to  size  and  comfort. 
In  the  fall  of  1900  we  moved  to  our  present  rooms. 
These  we  expect  to  occupy  until  we  move  into  a  chapter- 
house. Fraternities  at  Dartmouth  have  not  generally 
had  houses.  The  dormitory  system  has  been  so  satis- 
factory that  the  faculty  has  worked  against  them.  In 
all  these  years  only  two  of  the  twelve  national  fra* 
ternities  have  had  houses.  One  more  was  built  a  year 
ago.  Within  the  last  year  or  two  the  growth  of  the 
college  has  caused  a  lack  of  dormitory  room,  and  fra- 
ternity houses  have  been  encouraged.  We  felt  that  most 
of  the  fraternities  would  build  houses  in  the  next  de- 
cade, and  had  our  house-fund  well  established,  and  our 
eyes  on  the  look-out  for  property. 

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In  all  this  work  of  internal  development,  we  felt  that 
we  were  also  increasing  our  chances  of  obtaining  a 
charter  from  a  strong  fraternity.  We  kept  this  idea 
constantly  before  us.  It  bound  us  to  one  another,  it 
unified  us.  We  aimed  high,  and  thought  it  better  to 
reach  our  high  ideal  in  three  or  four  years  if  need  be, 
than  to  fall  short  of  it  in  one  or  two. 

Thus  we  worked.  We  grew  to  know  each  other. 
Many  of  the  friendships  formed  in  the  comradeship  of 
Alpha  Alpha  Omega  will  go  with  us  through  life. 
Alpha  Alpha  Omega  was  a  true  fraternity.  Many  other 
attempts  had  been  made  to  found  local  societies  at  Dart- 
mouth, but  these  failed  because  they  lacked  high  ideals. 
Alpha  Alpha  Omega  was  blessed  in  having  as  founders 
men  who  possessed  high  ideals,  and  stamped  their  char- 
acter upon  their  society,  and  all  due  credit  should  be 
given  them. 

So  she  lived.  But  her  life  was  an  unselfish  life.  She 
lived  that  some  national  fraternity  might  reap  the  bene- 
fits of  her  struggle  and  sacrifice.  She  willingly  died 
when  that  fraternity  was  found  and  when  it  expressed 
a  willingness  to  take  what  she  had  to  give,  and  to  carry 
forward,  under  a  new  name,  the  same  ideals  of  true 
friendship  and  true  brotherhood. 

H.  M.  Hess,  '03. 

THE   FOUNDING  OF  CHI  CHAPTER  OF   CHI   PHI 

Chi  Chapter  of  Chi  Phi  was  installed  at  Dartmouth 
College,  Hanover,  N.H.,  on  May  2,  1902.  The  events 
which  preceded  this  installation  are  really  a  part  of  the 
history  of  the  chapter,  and,  as  such,  belong  to  the  larger 
history  of  the  Fraternity.  They  should,  therefore,  be 
chronicled.  The  purpose  of  this  article  is  to  trace  the 
movement  in  the  society,  which  preceded  the  petition  to 
Chi  Phi,  and  to  show  what  steps  were  taken  in  order  to 

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accomplish  the  desired  end,  when  once  the  petition  had 
been  made. 

Early  in  May,  1901,  a  committee  was  appointed  from 
the  society  to  investigate,  as  far  as  possible,  the  rela- 
tive standing  of  the  fraternities  not  represented  at 
Dartmouth.  As  a  result  the  committee  reported  unan- 
imously in  favor  of  a  further  investigation  of  Chi  Phi, 
leading  to  a  probable  petition.  This  report  was  based 
upon  the  apparent  strength  of  Chi  Phi  as  represented 
in  the  Fraternity  Year  Book,  and  on  knowledge  pos- 
sessed by  various  brothers  in  the  society  of  the 
standing  of  Chi  Phi  as  represented  in  New  England 
colleges.  The  result  of  this  report  was  that  Brother 
Qua,  '01,  then  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  society, 
opened  a  correspondence  with  the  Grand  Alpha,  Amasa 
Walker  of  Boston.  As  a  result  of  this,  in  turn.  Brothers 
Dow,  '01,  and  Bergengren,  '03,  were  sent  to  Boston  to 
interview  Brother  Walker,  and  talk  over  with  him  the 
general  question  of  a  petition  for  a  charter  on  the  part 
of  Alpha  Alpha  Omega.  They  were  cordially  received, 
and  had  the  great  pleasure  of  meeting  Brothers  Walker 
and  Underbill  of  the  executive  council.  Brother  Adams 
of  Beta,  and  many  members  of  Beta  Chapter.  The 
fraternity  situation  in  Dartmouth  College  was  carefully 
gone  over,  and  other  matters  pertaining  to  the  proposed 
petition  were  thoroughly  discussed.  This  visit,  and 
the  treatment  which  the  delegates  received,  materially 
strengthened  the  determination  of  the  society  to  petition. 

As  college  closed  in  the  middle  of  June,  it  was  voted 
to  defer  further  action  until  the  fall.  College  opened  on 
September  eleventh,  and  activities  connected  with  the 
Webster  Centennial  Celebration,  coupled  with  a  desire 
to  start  the  active  work  of  the  year  with  four  delegations, 
caused  the  postponement  of  the  petition.  After  the 
delegation  from  the  freshman  class  had  been  pledged, 
the  first  active  steps  were  taken.    A  committee,  called 

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sistmg  of  Brother  Bergengren,  '03,  chairman.  Brothers 
Adriance,  '02,  and  Fletcher,  '04.  Brother  Hess,  '03,  as 
Corresponding  Secretary,  was  instructed  to  co-operate 
with  this  committee,  and  Brothers  Pratt,  '03,  and  Follett, 
'03,  devoted  much  of  their  time  to  the  work.  To  the  com- 
mittee was  intrusted  the  entire  management  of  the  peti- 
tion. Brother  Walker  informed  the  society  of  the  re- 
quirements of  petitioners  as  outlined  in  the  Constitution. 
They  were  met.  Investigations  followed.  The  first  com- 
mittee to  visit  Hanover  for  that  purpose  consisted  of 
Brother  Walker,  and  Brother  Keith  of  Phi.  They 
thoroughly  investigated  the  society  and  its  standing.  The 
petition  was  sent  on  November  eleventh.  At  the  con- 
gress, held  in  November  in  New  York  City,  the  petition 
was  presented,  and  a  vote  taken  favorable  to  the  admis- 
sion of  the  society  as  a  chapter  of  Chi  Phi.  As  may  be 
easily  imagined,  the  news  of  this  favorable  action  was 
received  in  Hanover  with  the  greatest  pleasure  by  those 
interested.  Further  investigation  followed  on  the  part  of 
the  New  England  chapters.  Brothers  Cook  and  Koch 
both  of  Beta,  visited  Dartmouth  in  the  early  spring,  and 
met  the  members  of  the  society.  On  behalf  of  O micron, 
Brothers  Porter  and  Bailey  investigated,  coming  to  Han- 
over for  that  purpose.  All  visitors  were  made  welcome ; 
and  the  delegates  sent  made  a  lasting  impression  on  the 
members  of  Alpha  Alpha  Omega,  and  strengthened  that 
desire  which  had  become  the  over-mastering  ambition  of 
the  society,  namely  :  to  become  a  chapter  of  Chi  Phi. 
During  the  winter  and  early  spring.  Brother  Walker 
kept  the  society  well  informed  as  to  the  progress  of  the 
petition.  For  his  kindness  to  the  society  at  that  time  of 
wait  and  worry,  betwixt  and  between,  so  to  speak,  we 
shall  always  owe  a  great  debt  of  gratitude. 

Finally,  about  the  middle  of  March,  a  letter  of  espe- 
cially good  tidings  arrived.     It  contained  the  most  wel- 

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come  news  that  all  chapters  had  been  heard  from  with 
one  exception,  and  that  they  were  all  favorable  to  the 
granting  of  our  petition.  A  telegram  soon  followed,  to 
the  effect  that  the  petition  was  granted.  Only  one  hap- 
pier day  than  that  was  Alpha  Alpha  Omega  to  experi- 
ence, and  that  was  the  one  on  which  Alpha  Alpha 
Omega  became  Chi  of  Chi  Phi. 

It  was  deemed  best  to  postpone  the  installation  until 
after  the  April  vacation,  which  was  almost  at  hand. 
Brother  Adriance,  '02,  was  authorized  to  make  all 
arrangements  with  Brother  Walker  in  Boston  during  the 
vacation.  May  second  was  finally  chosen  as  the  day  for 
the  installation.  The  society  had  already  elected  officers 
for  the  spring  term,  and  these  officers  were  retained  as  far 
as  possible  at  the  new  election,  at  which  Brother  Moore, 
'02,  was  elected  Alpha;  Brother  Adriance,  '02,  Beta; 
Brother  Baker,  '03,  Gamma ;  Brother  Pratt,  '03,  Delta, 
Brother  Bowles,  04,  Epsilon ;  Brother  Hess,  '03,  Zeta. 

The  advance  guard  of  visiting  brothers  arrived  at 
ID  P.M.  on  Thursday  evening.  May  ist.  They  were 
taken  to  the  fraternity  rooms,  where  an  impromptu  recep- 
tion was  held.  Thereafter  they  retired  to  College  Hall, 
where  accommodations  had  been  provided.  The  morn- 
ing of  Friday  was  given  up  to  preparations  for  the  instal- 
lation ;  and,  in  the  afternoon,  the  members  of  the  new 
chapter  were  "swung"  by  the  visiting  brothers  from 
Beta,  Delta,  Theta,  Omicron,  and  Phi.  Thirty-one  men 
were  initiated,  and  they  constitute  the  charter  members 
of  Chi  Chapter  of  Chi  Phi.     They  are : 

1902. — Brothers  Adriance,  Beaudry,  Harris,  Moore, 
Ruggles,  Tracy,  Wrig^it. 

1903. — Baker,  Bergengren,  Bullard,  Connor,  Haney, 
Hess,  Pratt. 

1904. — Bowles,  Brennon,  Davis,  Drew,  Favor,  Fletcher, 
Hill,  Kneeland,  Slaton,  Withey. 

1905. — Barton,  Campbell,  Fall,  Hale,  Lane,  Hazen, 
Post. 

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During  the  day  brothers  from  Omicron  and  Delta 
arrived ;  and  when  Brother  Walker  concluded  the  instal- 
lation in  the  early  evening  there  were  twenty-nine  visiting 
brothers  present.  After  the  installation  all  adjourned  to 
the  College  Commons,  where  a  banquet,  complimentary  to 
the  visitors,  was  given.  Speaking  followed  the  banquet. 
Brother  Moore  acted  as  toastm aster,  and  responses  were 
made  to  the  following  toasts:  "Alpha  Alpha  Omega," 
George  Hobbs  Beaudry,  '02 ;  "  The  College,"  John 
Storrs  Fletcher,  '04  ;  "  The  Past,"  Roy  Frederick  Ber- 
gengren,  '03;  "The  Future,"  Lewis  Henry  Haney,  '03; 
"Chi  Phi,"  Amasa  Walker,  Beta,  1893. 

Impromptu  toasts  followed.  Brother  Koch  spoke  for 
Beta,  Brother  Porter  for  Omicron,  Brother  Pierce  for 
Phi,  Brother  Greenfield  for  Theta,  and  Brother  Leary 
for  Delta.  All  received  the  closest  attention,  and  gave 
much  good  advice  to  the  new  chapter.  Great  enthusiasm 
was  shown  throughout  the  evening,  and  the  speaking 
was  interspersed  with  cheers  and  songs  of  old  Chi  Phi. 
The  banquet  concluded  with  a  march  round  the  tables 
while  singing  the  marching  song.  The  visitors  left  at 
various  times  during  Saturday. 

Such  were  the  events  leading  up  to,  and  including,  the 
establishment  of  Chi  Chapter  of  Chi  Phi  in  Dartmouth 
College.  It  is  not  my  field  to  attempt  to  describe  the 
finer  things  of  the  day, —  the  deep  sense  of  the  dignity 
and  glory  of  old  Chi  Phi,  with  which  the  installation  in- 
spired every  one  of  us  ;  the  kindling  of  that  new  loyalty 
for  the  old  Fraternity  of  which  we  were  then  made  an  in- 
tegral part.  But  that  day  made  possible  our  promise 
that  Chi  will  make  it  her  one  aim  to  uphold  the  honor  of 
the  Fraternity  whose  name  she  bears,  and  that,  starting 
under  such  favorable  auspices,  she  will  go  into  the  future 
with  no  hesitancy,  but  with  a  determination  to  do  and 
dare  for  the  Fraternity. 

Roy  F.  Bergengren,  '03. 


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CHI   PHI  IN  THE  SOUTH 


CHI  PHI  is  not  sectional.  Our  Fraternity  is  a 
great  national  organization,  composed  of  chap- 
ters scattered  from  New  Hampshire  to  Texas 
and  California.  The  habits,  customs,  and  ideas 
of  the  people  of  the  United  States  are  varied.  We  find 
the  pronunciation  of  our  language  and  the  manner  of 
dress  varying  in  the  different  portions  of  our  country. 
Our  chapters  are  located  in  all  sections  of  the  Repub- 
lic, and  consequently  we  must  expect,  and  we  find,  local 
customs  prevailing  among  the  various  chapters.  But 
this  does  not  weaken,  but  rather  strengthens,  the  Frater- 
nity at  large.  The  chapters  are  only  the  atoms  that 
make  the  unit.  Each  chapter,  as  well  as  each  individual, 
is  working  for  the  interest  of  "her  we  cherish  most." 

The  writer,  having  been  born  and  reared  in  the  South, 
elects  to  write  of  Chi  Phi  from  a  Southern  standpoint. 
A  list  of  the  chapters  would  show  that  Chi  Phi  has 
been  established,  at  various  times,  at  nearly  all  of  the 
leading  colleges  and  universities  in  the  South. 

Some  of  these  chapters  have  been  extinct  for  nearly 
forty  years ;  and  all  that  is  left  to  tell  the  tale  is  a  few 
bundles  of  old  records,  stored  in  the  safety  vaults  of  the 
Grand  Zeta.  If  compiled,  what  a  wonderful  history 
they  would  make !  I  hope  that  some  day  the  story  of 
these  old  chapters  will  be  written  from  the  records, 
that  we  may  know  something  of  Chi  Phi  of  long  ago. 

Since  their  time  the  Fraternity  has  undergone  many 
changes.  Even  the  ritual  has  been  changed,  but  these 
changes  will  make  all  the  more  interesting  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  old  days. 

I  wish  I  could  gather  some  of  these  old  brothers 
together,  and  hear  them  relate  some  of  the  incidents  of 
the  time  when  they  were  undergraduate  Chi  Phis.     No 


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doubt  we  could  learn  much  that  would  help  us  now,  for 
we  are  too  prone  to  lay  aside  the  old  things  for  the 
new. 

If  any  of  the  old  brothers  of  these  dead  chapters 
happen  to  read  these  lines,  I  trust  they  will  be  an  incen- 
tive to  them  to  contribute  papers  on  Chi  Phi  of  forty 
years  ago. 

A  large  number  of  the  chapters  of  our  Fraternity 
have  been  founded  in  the  South ;  and  out  of  our  total 
chapter-roll  of  active  and  extinct,  twenty  of  the  forty- 
five  are  Southern.  Fifteen  of  the  twenty  were  estab- 
lished by  the  old  Southern  Order,  while  the  remaining 
five  by  the  United  Order,  or  by  the  Fraternity  just  before 
the  Union  in  1874.  Of  the  Southern  Order,  only  four 
remain,  while  of  the  United  Order  two  survive. 

Why  have  such  a  large  number  of  Southern  chapters 
become  extinct  ?  The  causes  are  so  many  that  it  would 
be  impossible  to  discuss  them  in  a  limited  article. 

The  story  of  the  Civil  War,  with  the  closing  of  the 
doors  of  our  Southern  colleges  to  furnish  recruits  to 
our  army,  is  a  household  story  to  every  Southerner; 
and  to  this  we  may  attribute  the  loss  of  many  of  our 
chapters. 

But  it  is  safe  to  say  that  the  other  causes  for  this 
decrease  have  not  been  due  to  a  lack  of  interest  for  the 
Fraternity.  The  love  and  loyalty  that  have  been  dis- 
played by  Southern  Chi  Phis  is  without  a  parallel  in  the 
history  of  our  Fraternity. 

It  has  been  my  good  fortune  to  visit  various  chapters 
in  the  South  during  the  past  ten  years,  and  I  have 
always  found  the  deepest  interest  manifested. 

Frequently  causes  arise  that  may  be  termed  provi- 
dential. The  strongest  and  best  efforts  of  the  chapter 
fail  to  stem  the  tide  that  eventually  sweeps  the  chapter 
out  of  existence. 

I  must  take  occasion  to  refer  to  old  Pi  Chapter  at 


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Vanderbilt  University.  At  one  time  this  was  a  leading 
Southern  chapter,  and  equalled  any  chapter  of  the 
Fraternity.  But  without  a  warning  misfortune  fell  upon 
her ;  reverses  thinned  the  ranks  of  this  once  proud 
chapter,  until  her  claim  as  the  leading  chapter  at  Vander- 
bilt was  questioned,  and  finally  swept  it  out  of  exis- 
tence. One  by  one  the  brothers  left  college  until  only 
a  handful  remained.  At  the  opening  of  the  following 
college  year  this  handful  returned.  Discouraged,  but 
undaunted,  they  made  strenuous  efforts  to  turn  back 
the  approaching  doom.  They  were  too  few  to  compete 
with  the  strong  chapters  of  the  other  fraternities,  and 
they  realized  that  the   inevitable  had  come. 

They  could  easily  have  initiated  a  number  of  men  and 
kept  the  chapter  in  existence.  But  they  loved  Chi  Phi 
too  well.  They  knew  the  high  standard  of  our  Frater- 
nity ;  and  rather  than  lower  that  standard,  they  gave  up 
their  charter,  and  Pi  Chapter  ceased  to  exist.  May  it  be 
said,  to  their  everlasting  honor,  that  they  turned  it  back 
as  stainless  as  when  they  received  it.  No  deed  or  act 
upon  their  part  had  ever  dimmed  its  brightness. 

To  me  this  is  a  beautiful  example  of  loyalty  and  love. 
It  illustrates  the  affection  that  the  men  of  the  South  bear 
for  the  Fraternity,  and  the  same  spirit  that  moved  Pi 
Chapter  to  hand  in  her  charter  prevails  throughout  all 
our  Southern  chapters.  If  the  day  ever  comes  when  we 
cannot  obtain  desirable  men,  then  the  remaining  six 
chapters  in  the  South  will  hand  in  their  charters. 

Glancing  over  the  list  of  extinct  chapters,  I  find  that 
the  Southern  chapters  do  not  stand  alone  in  this  mis- 
fortune, if  such  I  may  call  it.  While  there  are  twelve 
chapters  that  have  become  extinct  in  the  South,  I  find 
that  there  are  thirteen  chapters  that  have  given  up  their 
charters  in  other  sections  of  our  country.  This  readily 
proves  that  the  large  loss  of  chapters  is  not  due  to  local 
causes.      The  question   then  arises,  have  we  any  guar- 


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anty  that  the  nineteen  chapters  now  in  good  standing 
will  always  remain  so?  What  will  the  next  ten,  twenty, 
or  thirty  years  bring  forth?  Some  will  content  them- 
selves by  saying  that  the  future  will  take  care  of  itself. 
I  do  not  believe  that  those  of  us  who  love  Chi  Phi,  and 
have  labored  for  years  in  her  behalf,  will  be  willing  to 
treat  the  matter  so  lightly. 

It  is  our  duty  to  devote  all  the  efforts  and  time  that  we 
can  spare  from  our  other  duties  to  the  upbuilding  of 
Chi  Phi.  If,  looking  to  the  future,  we  can  see  impend- 
ing dangers,  I  believe  it  to  be  our  duty  to  warn  the  Fra- 
ternity at  large.. 

Then,  what  is  the  remedy?  The  suggestion  to  estab- 
lish chapters  at  other  colleges  will,  no  doubt,  be  met 
with  objections  on  the  part  of  many  of  our  brethren. 
But  in  this  suggestion  I  can  see  the  only  hope  for  the 
future,  that  is,  if  we  would  have  Chi  Phi  to  be  what  she 
should,  a  great,  strong,  and  progressive  national  Frater- 
nity. If  we  are  content  to  allow  her  to  dwindle  until  our 
Fraternity  has  only  a  few  small  chapters,  centered  in 
one  section  of  this  country,  we  need  not  fear  the  future. 
But  if  we  desire  to  have  the  name  of  Chi  Phi  stand 
among  those  of  the  great  national  societies  and  organi- 
zations, we  would  do  well  to  halt,  and  consider  what 
steps  to  take. 

Then,  from  where  is  the  life-blood  of  the  Chi  Phi  of 
the  future  to  come?  In  this  great  nation,  now  outranking 
the  other  nations  of  the  world,  yet  just  beginning  on  its 
splendid  career,  there  are  great  opportunities  for  the 
future. 

The  vast  fortunes  that  are  annually  being  given  for 
educational  purposes  mean  the  establishment  of  better 
and  greater  institutions  of  learning.  Especially  does 
this  apply  to  the  South,  which  is  now  just  at  the  begin- 
ning of  a  great  educational  advancement.  In  this  un- 
developed portion  of  our  country,  there  is  a  great  need  of 


.  95 


more  colleges  ;  and  this  need  is  being  met  from  all  quar- 
ters. Philanthropists  are  generously  extending  to  her  a 
helping  hand.  State  legislatures  are  awakening  to  the 
loud  cry  of  the  people,  and  are  making  liberal  appropria- 
tions for  their  institutions.  New  colleges  and  universities 
are  bound  to  be  founded,  and  in  this  advancement  and 
development  rests  the  golden  opportunity  of  Chi  Phi. 
This  section  of  our  country  presents  an  inviting  field  for 
the  establishment  of  new  chapters. 

Upon  the  breast  of  many  good  and  great  men  is  found 
the  symbol  of  our  Fraternity.  The  interest  manifested 
by  the  alumni  in  this  section  is  a  strong  proof  of  their 
undying  love  and  loyalty  to  Chi  Phi.  The  young  and 
active  members  have  always  exhibited  an  enthusiastic 
interest  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  Fraternity ;  and  new 
chapters  established  in  the  South  mean  additions  to  the 
ranks  of  Chi  Phi  of  many  young  men  of  splendid 
qualities. 

Of  all  the  college  fraternities  in  this  section,  Chi  Phi 
is  recognized  as  first.  Into  her  ranks  are  admitted  only 
the  leading  young  men.  The  roll  of  our  alumni  contains 
the  names  of  the  foremost  men  of  the  South.  It  would 
be  impossible  to  give  this  long  list  in  what  must  neces- 
sarily be  a  limited  article.  Upon  the  roll  is  found  the 
names  of  such  men  as  W.  D.  Jelks  of  old  Iota  Chap- 
ter, who  has  just  been  elected  for  a  second  term  as  Gov- 
ernor of  Alabama ;  Emory  Speer  of  Eta,  the  distin- 
guished jurist  and  eloquent  orator,  who  now  graces  the 
bench  of  the  United  States  Circuit  Court ;  Hal  T.  Lewis 
of  Gamma,  loaded  with  honors  and  years,  who  has  just 
resigned  from  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of 
Georgia,  that  he  may  spend  the  balance  of  his  days  in 
quiet;  Samuel  B.  Adams  of  Eta,  who  has  just  been  ap- 
pointed to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  his  Chi  Phi  brother, 
Hal  T.  Lewis;  Boykin  Wright  of  Eta,  the  Attorney- 
General  of  the  State  of  Georgia;  H.  N.  Snyder  of  Pi, 

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President  of  Wofford  College ;  Walter  B.  Hill  of  Eta, 
Chancellor  of  the  University  of  Georgia;  James  E. 
Dickey  of  Gamma,  President  of  Emory  College  ;  James 
W.  Roberts  of  Gamma,  President  of  Wesleyan  Female 
College  of  Georgia,  the  oldest  woman's  college  in  the 
world ;  Lyman  Hall  of  old  Iota,  President  of  the  Tech- 
nological School  of  Georgia ;  Joseph  S.  Stewart  of 
Gamma,  President  of  the  North  Georgia  Agricultural 
and  Mechanical  College ;  George  T.  Winston  of  old 
Alpha,  President  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 
In  the  pulpit,  on  the  bench,  and  at  the  bar,  are  many 
who  are  achieving  fame,  and  who  are  wearing  their 
honors  with  that  dignity  that  always  marks  the  true  man 
and  the  educated  gentleman. 

If  new  chapters  are  to  be  established  in  the  South  the 
Fraternity  need  not  give  itself  any  uneasiness  as  to  the 
character  of  the  men  who  will  be  initiated.  The  splendid 
record  of  the  past  will  not  be  spotted  by  any  act  of  the 
future.  Next  to  the  love  that  we  bear  for  our  homes 
comes  the  devotion  to  our  Fraternity ;  and  knowing  the 
sentiment  of  the  Southern  Chi  Phi  as  I  do,  I  feel  that 
we  are  safe.  To  keep  the  Fraternity  alive,  to  aid  in  its 
upbuilding,  is  a  duty  that  rests  upon  every  one  of  us,  it 
matters  not  whether  we  be  a  new  initiate,  or  the  oldest 
alumnus  of  our  Fraternity.  The  young  men  must  be  the 
active  force,  but  the  alumni  must  be  the  reserve  power 
to  aid  in  every  hour  of  need.  Our  Fraternity  will  live 
long  after  we  have  passed  away,  and  just  so  much  as  we 
contribute  to  Chi  Phi  we  become  a  part  and  parcel  of 
her. 

What  higher  tribute  could  you  or  I  desire,  after  we 
have  gone  to  join  that  immortal  band  of  Chi  Phis,  some- 
where beyond  the  stars,  than  that  some  true  brother 
should  write  upon  our  tomb,  "He  was  a  true  and  loyal 
Chi  Phi." 

Frank  R.  Mitchell. 


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CHI   PHI  A  SOCIAL  ORDER 

A  Letter  to  the  Alumni 

SITTING  in  the  buffet  of  the  Pacific  Express  bound 
eastward,  enjoying  a  good  pipe-dream,  my  thoughts 
turn  backward  over  four  months  of  arduous  work 
in  western  mining-camps. 
A  happy  remembrance  crosses  my  mind,  and  I  see 
myself  returning  from  a  rough  trip  through  the  rough 
State  of  Idaho.  I  am  cross,  tired,  and  dispirited  as 
the  beautiful  valley  of  Salt  Lake  breaks  upon  my  view. 
Cross,  because  a  bottle  of  nitric  acid  has  spilled  upon  the 
new  pajamas  and  stock  of  neckties  in  my  satchel ;  tired, 
because  of  the  alkali  plain  we  have  travelled  across ; 
dispirited,  because  of  an  unsuccessful  journey.  But  the 
verdure  of  the  valley  enters  my  very  soul,  and  already  I 

feel  better,. and- determine  to  look  up  George  M ,  a 

Beta  man. 

After  a  day's  search  I  finally  get  him  corralled,  and 
am  introduced  to  his  charming  wife.  During  the  re- 
mainder of  my  stay  we  all  have  many  pleasant  outings 
together.  George  and  I  "  reminisce  "to  our  hearts'  con- 
tent. Each  learns  something  of  what  our  old  chums  are 
doing,  and  each  feels  better  for  the  meeting.  With  fresh- 
ened vigor  I  leave  Salt  Lake  for  new  fields  and  new 
toils. 

After  buffeting  with  the  heat,  dust,  and  bad  water  of 
Nevada  until  worn  in  mind  and  body,  I  locate  another 
Chi  Phi,  and  eagerly  turn  to  the  bachelor  camp  of  Duane 

B ,  on  Tahoe   Lake,  California.     I  find   Duane  the 

same  loyal  good  fellow  that  he  was  in  college  days,  only 
slightly  sobered  by  the  responsibilities  of  life.  The 
happy  days  spent  with  him  form  another  pleasant  oasis 
in  my  trip. 

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My    work   now   takes   me    to    Colorado ;    and    I    am 

thrown  closely  in  touch  with  Sam  E ,  whom  I  find 

has  developed  rapidly  from  the  freshman  I  had  first 
known. 

It  does  my  heart  good  to  see  that  the  old  fire  is  still 
burning  on  the  altars  throughout  the  country,  and  to 
know  that  each  member  is  doing  his  duty  and  reflecting 
honor  to  our  grand  training. 

Do  you  know  what  influenced  me  a  great  deal  in  my 
green  freshman  days,  when  undecided  as  to  which  fra- 
ternity to  join  ?  One  thing  was  that  Omega  had  one  of 
the  most  graceful  ball-players  I  have  ever  seen  ;  another 
was  a  story  told  by  Kramer,  an  Omega  man.  He  was  on 
board  a  steamer,  and  had  not  an  aquaintance  among 
the  other  passengers.  Among  the  ladies  one  especially 
seemed  wonderfully  attractive,  and  as  he  looked  closer 
he  beheld  a  Chi  Phi  pin  upon  her  bosom.  He  looked  at 
the  pin  so  intently  that  she  took  it  off,  and  gave  it  to  the 
rightful  owner,  who  immediately  approached  "Billy."' 
After  they  had  become  convinced  that  each  was  a  Chi 
Phi,  Kramer  was  introduced  to  the  party,  and  spent  a 
most  delightful  day  in  their  company. 

I  myself  have  had  a  similar  experience  at  the  old 
White  Sulphur  Springs  in-West  Virginia  a  number  of 
years  ago,  and  at  other  places  since  then. 

Now,  all  these  things  mean  something,  dear  brothers. 
They  mean  that  good  fellowship  is  not  to  be  dropped 
with  one's  college  days.  If  that  is  your  feeling  you  have 
missed  half  of  our  idea,  and  you  only  have  yourself  to 
blame  for  it.  If  you  are  a  deserving  Chi  Phi,  you  will 
be  just  as  warmly  welcomed  in  a  good  Chi  Phi  home  as 
you  were  in  the  chapter  house.  Many  a  Chi  Phi  home 
have  I  visited  ;  and  from  each  I  have  gone  away  with  a 
rich  new  thought,  with  more  manhood,  and  more  love  and 
charity. 

Seek  out  your  old  friends  ;  do  not  let  them  slip  away 


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from  you.  "Awaken,  thou  sluggard!  "  and  whether  you 
be  a  married  man  or  a  bachelor,  see  if  the  results  do  not 
justify  my  words. 

Get  out  and  meet  your  brothers ;  meet  them  in  their 
business,  in  their  homes,  and  awaken  to  what  a  good 
order  we  have.  They  will  do  you  good,  and  perhaps 
you  may  do  them  good.  At  least,  you  owe  it  to  them, 
to  yourself,  and  to  the  old  days,  to  try. 

Look  up  those  you  have  known,  see  what  they  are 
doing.  Brush  the  ashes  off  the  old  altar,  and  awaken 
to  the  fact  that  you  are  not  the  only  Chi  Phi.  Do  not 
allow  your  heart  to  become  cold,  and  do  not  let  your 
actions  cool  the  hearts  of  others.  Be  stanch,  good,  and 
loyal ;  let  your  life  be  a  grand  example  of  what  old  Chi 
Phi  training  can  do,  but  do  not  forget  that  you  owe  much 
of  it  to  our  order.  Give  your  old  brothers  some  of  the 
credit  for  your  success  ;  remember  their  influence,  and 
how  in  the  old  days  you  determined  to  succeed  and  show 
them  you  could  be  a  man.  Lend  your  example  to  those 
who  are  now  starting  where  you  started.  How  are  they 
going  to  benefit  by  your  experience  if  you  lock  it  up  in 
that  stony  heart  of  yours? 

Be  charitable  !  Come  back  to  us,  brothers  ;  we  want 
you.  The  gray  in  your  hair  only  makes  you  more  attrac- 
tive, more  highly  prized.  Do  not  consider  the  college 
men  of  to-day  a  mere  lot  of  irresponsible  school-boys. 
Our  country's  future  is  in  their  hands,  and  you  are  re- 
sponsible for  their  molding  and  training.  You  dare  not 
confine  your  influence  to  the  four  walls  of  your  house. 
Cannot  you  see  that  if  you  do  you  will  be  unworthy  of 
this  age,  of  this  great  country,  and  of  this  grand  order  ? 
Come  back  to  us,  brothers  ;  our  latch-string  is  out. 

S.  H.  Brockunier. 


IOC 


THE  NEW  PRESIDENT  OF  WOFFQRD 

HENRY  NELSON  SNYDER,  Pi,  '^} 

BROTHER  SNYDER,  the  new  President  of  Wof- 
ford  College,  comes  of  Revolutionary  stock.     His 
great-grandparents  on  both  sides  were  Virginians 
who  settled  as  pioneers  in  middle  Tennessee  sev- 
eral years  before  the  Revolution.     Here  they  played  a 
prominent  part  in  the  struggle  for  independence,  and  in 
the  winning  of  the  West. 

Brother  Snyder  was  born  in  Lincoln,  Georgia,  January 
14,  1865.  He  was  educated  in  the  city  schools  of  Nash- 
ville, Tennessee ;  and  after  the  completion  of  his  high- 
school  course,  he  was,  for  four  years,  engaged  in  the 
book-publishing  business  in  Nashville.  In  the  fall  of  1883 
.he  matriculated  as  a  student  at  Vanderbilt  University, 
and  while  there  he  organized  Pi  Chapter  of  the  Chi  Phi 
Fraternity.  As  a  student  he  ranked  high  in  all  lines  of 
work.  He  took  many  medals  for  essays  and  for  his  suc- 
cess in  oratory.  Not  only  was  Brother  Snyder  an  orator, 
but  he  was  a  good  athlete  as  well,  being  the  "  crack  " 
pitcher  for  the  baseball  team  in  1887.  While  at  Vander- 
bilt he  was  a  tower  of  strength  to  Pi  Chapter  and  he  has 
always  been  an  enthusiastic  Chi  Phi.  After  taking  his 
bachelor's  degree.  Brother  Snyder  pursued  post-graduate 
work  in  Latin,  Greek,  and  English  literature.  He  re- 
ceived his  master's  degree  in  1890. 

After  filling  the  chair  of  assistant  in  Latin  for  three 
years  at  Vanderbilt,  Brother  Snyder  was,  in  1890,  elected 
to  the  chair  of  English  literature  in  Wofford  College. 
He  came  to  Wofford  at  a  time  when  English  was  just 
beginning  to  take  its  proper  place  in  the  courses  of  our 
Southern  colleges.  Through  his  scholarship  and  devotion 
to  his  work  Professor  Snyder  has  so  extended  the  English 


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comse,  and  mztde  such  contribution  to  the  appreciation 
and  jnt^rpr-etation  (bf  English  literature,  that  the  chair  in 
V/ojcford  is  recognized  as  foremost  among  our  Southern 
colleges. 

President  Snyder  is  well  known  to  all  Carolina  educa- 
tors, and  has  made  deep  impression  upon  the  teachers  of 
the  state  through  his  institute  work  in  various  counties, 
and  especially  in  the  summer  school  at  Rock  Hill.  He  has 
also  become  popularly  known  and  appreciated  through 
his  presence  and  addresses  at  the  conferences  and  other 
prominent  gatherings  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  en- 
ters upon  his  work  with  the  best  personal  equipment. 

President  Snyder  is  in  full  sympathy  with  the  stu- 
dents. He  knows  them,  loves  them,  and  commands  their 
respect  and  confidence.  He  is  the  choice  of  the  student 
body  of  the  college.  He  was  the  choice  of  the  Wofford 
faculty  for  the  presidency,  and  was  unanimously  elected 
by  the  board  of  trustees.  Entering  upon  his  work  under 
such  favorable  auspices  as  the  successor  of  Dr.  Carlisle, 
a  greater  honor  even  than  the  presidency,  there  is  before 
President  Snyder  a  splendid  career  of  usefulness  and 
power  in  building  up  and  pushing  forward  this  institution 
which  has  so  long  been  the  pride  of  Carolina. 

Since  his  arrival  at  Wofford  College  in  1890  Brother 
Snyder's  relations  with  Sigma  have  been  most  pleasant 
and  helpful.  Frequently  present  at  chapter  meetings, 
and  often  taking  part  in  the  initiations,  he  has  come  to 
be  thought  of  by  us  as  one  of  ourselves.  Though  the 
initiate  of  a  different  chapter,  he  seems  to  have  trans- 
ferred the  love  for  his  own  chapter,  now  dead,  to  Sigma. 
The  members  of  Sigma  all  love  and  respect  him ;  and 
under  his  leadership  Wofford  College  is  expected  to 
enter  the  brightest  era  in  her  history. 

R.  I.  M. 


HENRY  NELSON  SNYDER,  PI,  '8^ 


JAMES  EDIVARD  DICKEY,  GAMMA,  'i)t 


THE  NEW  PRESIDENT  OF  EMORY 

JAMES  EDWARD  DICKEY,  Gamma,  '91 

WITHIN  a  year  two  of  Georgia's  leading  col- 
leges, the  University  of  Georgia  and  Emory 
College  have  elected  Presidents  from  their 
own  alumni ;  and  during  that  time  two  Chi 
Phi  brothers  have  been  placed  at  the  head  of  the  col- 
leges from  which  they  were  graduated. 

On  July  13th  of  last  year,  Walter  B.  Hill  was  chosen 
Chancellor  of  the  State  University  ;  and  at  a  meeting  of 
the  Trustees  of  Emory  College,  held  in  Atlanta,  Georgia, 
on  July  8,  1902,  the  Rev.  James  E.  Dickey  was  elected  to 
fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Dr.  C.  E.  Dowman  as  President 
of  Emory  College. 

Brother  James  E.  Dickey  was  born  at  Jeffersonville, 
Twiggs  County,  Georgia,  on  May  11,  1864,  and  re- 
ceived his  early  education  at  different  institutions  in 
that  state. 

For  nine  years  just  prior  to  his  entering  college  he 
was  in  business  at  Atlanta,  Georgia;  and  it  was  not  until 
the  fall  of  1887  that  he  entered  the  freshman  class  at 
Emory  College,  Oxford,  Georgia. 

During  his  freshman  year  Brother  Dickey  received 
the  freshman  essay  medal,  the  only  prize  offered  to  his 
class.  From  the  beginning  of  his  college  course  he  was 
recognized  by  all  his  college  mates  as  one  of  the  best 
speakers  in  college,  and  he  proved  his  right  to  this  repu- 
tation by  winning  the  sophomore  declamation  medal. 
During  his  junior  and  senior  years  he  received  speaker's 
places,  and  in  his  senior  year  took  the  Metaphysics 
Medal,  and  graduated  with  second  honor. 

The  true  test  of  a  man's  worth,  and  the  success  he  is 
to  attain  in  after  life,  cannot  always  be  estimated  or  pre- 


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dieted  by  the  college  honors  received ;  and  very  often  a 
truer  criterion  is  the  esteem  and  regard  in  which  one  is 
held  by  his  college-mates. 

Upon  first  entering  college  Brother  Dickey  was 
elected  "Dux"  or  leader  of  his  class,  to  which  position 
he  was  elected  each  year  during  his  college  course.  In  his 
junior  and  senior  years  he  was  selected  by  his  literary 
society  to  represent  it  on  the  champion  debates  ;  and 
many  other  honors  were  conferred  on  him  by  the  stu- 
dents, and  they  always  felt  proud  to  have  him  as  their 
representative. 

Immediately  upon  his  graduation,  in  1891,  he  was 
elected  Adjunct  Professor  of  Mental  and  Moral  Science 
at  Emory,  which  position  he  held  for  five  years,  when  he 
was  elected  full  professor  of  the  chair  of  Political  Econ- 
omy and  Constitutional  History.  After  holding  this 
position  for  three  years,  he  resigned  it  in  1899  to  become 
the  pastor  of  Grace  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of 
Atlanta. 

The  news  that  Brother  Dickey  had  been  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  College,  and  would  assume  his  duties  at  the 
opening  of  the  fall  term,  delighted  Emory's  alumni 
throughout  the  state  ;  for  he  is  regarded  by  all  as  one  of 
the  strongest  men  in  the  Southern  Methodist  Church, 
and  is  considered  one  of  the  most  forceful  and  eloquent 
speakers  in  the  state. 

The  position  of  President  of  Emory  College  is  deemed 
the  highest  honor  within  the  gift  of  the  Methodist 
Church  of  Georgia,  and  is  considered  a  stepping-stone 
to  the  Episcopacy;  three  of  the  most  distinguished 
bishops  of  the  Church,  Bishops  (ieorge  F.  Pierce, 
A.  G.  Haygood,  and  W.  A.  Candler,  having  been  at 
the    head   of    the    college    prior   to    their   elections    as 

bishops. 

Walter  T.  Colquit,  Gamma,  '93. 


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IF   BROTHERS    MEET 

If  brothers  meet,  the  grasp  of  proffered  hand 

Foretells  the  eager  welcome.     You  and  I 

Belong,  by  grace  of  God,  to  old  Chi  Phi, 

Replete  with  secret  glories,  fire-brand 

Of  Honor's  creed,  and  at  whose  least  command 

The  votaries  at  Friendship's  shrine  comply. 

Her  colors,  blue  and  scarlet,  typify 

Enlarging  powers  that  rule  and  bless  the  land  ; 

Reveal  in  every  throb  of  pulsing  heart 

Some  hidden  spring  of  joy,  fraternal  peace. 

Momentous  union  !     Living  well  his  part. 

Each  one  shall  flee  from  error  and  caprice. 

Ennobled,  what  though  wounds  may  gape  and  smart, 

The  end  brings  victory,  and  battles  cease. 

F.  H.  Meserve,  Beta. 


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THE  SEVENTY-SEVENTH   ANNUAL 
CONGRESS 

r  I  ^HE  seventy-seventh  annual  congress  of  the  Chi 
I        Phi  Fraternity  met  at  the  Knickerbocker  Athletic 
j^       Club  in  the  city  of  New  York,  on  Friday,  Novem- 
ber 29,   1 90 1,   and  was  called  to   order  by  the 
Grand  Alpha,  Brother  Amasa  Walker,  Beta,  at  noon. 

By  the  report  of  the  committee  on  certificates  of  elec- 
tion, Brothers  C.  W.  Stevens  (Delta),  J.  F.  Judge  (Omi- 
cron),  and  Eldon  B.  Keith  (Phi),  the  following  brothers 
were  seated  as  delegates:  Alpha,  Julius  H.  Taylor  and 
Walter  M.  Moulton;  Beta,  Walter  L.  Cook  and  Howard 
Breed  ;  Ga?nma,  Thomas  W.  Connally  and  George  W. 
Nunnelly ;  Delta,  Charles  W.  Stevens  and  Ralph  O. 
Smith  ;  Epsilon,  W.  G.  MacCorkle  and  George  B.  Allen; 
Zeta,  Corle  H.  Smith  and  Forrest  G.  Schaeffer ;  Eta, 
Burton  Clark;  Theta,  Samuel  I.  Foster  and  Abram 
Sternberg;  Mu,  Duncan  G.  Sinclair  and  William  G. 
Broadhurst;  Xi,  Joseph  B.  Weaver  and  James  Morri- 
son ;  Ornicroti,  John  F.  Judge  and  William  E.  Porter ; 
Rho,  William  H.  Shindel  arid  Matthew  D.  Kelly  ;  Sigma, 
James  W.  Reed  ;  Phi,  Eldon  B.  Keith  and  Edmund  C. 
Beach  ;  Psi,  Allen  G.  Bohannon  and  William  C.  Cram. 
The  Iota,  Nu,  and  Lambda  Chapters  were  not  repre- 
sented. 

A  large  number  of  undergraduates  were  present. 
Among  the  alumni  who  came  expressly  to  attend  the 
Fraternity  dinner,  there  were  present  at  th^  sessions  of 
the  congress,  Brothers  C.  P.  Brunsen,  Kappa;  A.  J. 
Post  and  R.  C.  Post,  Mu;  John  D.  Adams  and  J.  A. 
Fronheiser,  Xi  ;  A.  G.  Thompson  and  W.  H.  Sikes, 
Omicron  ;  J.  B.  Heller,  Rho;  B.  S.  Sanderson  and  A.  B. 
Keep,  Phi ;  Boudinot  Keith,  H.  A.  Bonzano,  and  Albert 
Brodhead,  Psi. 


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The  first  work  of  the  congress  was  the  election  of 
Brother  Wyndham  Stokes  (Psi)  Alpha  of  the  Congress ; 
and  under  the  succeeding  order  of  the  business,  it  re- 
elected him  Grand  Gamma.  Being  unable  to  discharge 
the  duties  of  both  of  the  offices  during  the  sessions  of  the 
congress,  he  appointed  Brother  Henry  S.  Haywood,  Jr. 
(Mu),  the  Gamma  of  Congress. 

After  the  organization  was  completed,  the  Grand  Al- 
pha delivered  the  Grand  Lecture,  and  the  congress  then 
took  a  recess  until  2.30  p.m.  Upon  its  reassembling, 
the  reports  of  the  Grand  Officers  and  Standing  Commit- 
tees were  read,  and  referred  to  committees.  Two  impor- 
tant matters  coming  up  at  this  time  were  two  petitions 
for  chapters  and  the  ritual  of  initiation  reported  by 
Brothers  Keith,  Adams,  and  Stokes,  the  Committee  on 
Revision. 

The  work  of  the  committees  was  very  thoroughly 
done,  and  more  attention  was  paid  to  detail  work  than 
for  many  years  past.  The  badge  was  ordered  to  be  worn 
both  day  and  night  on  the  left  breast,  one  hand's  breadth 
from  the  middle  line  of  the  body,  in  a  horizontal  line  with 
the  nipple ;  and  the  purchase  or  wearing  of  the  Chi  Phi 
jewelry,  other  than  the  badge,  was  prohibited,  as  was 
the  indiscriminate  use  of  the  fraternity  emblems  and 
monogram. 

The  ritual  of  initiation  as  reported  by  the  Committee 
on  Revision  was  unanimously  adopted,  and  was  referred 
to  the  chapters  for  their  action. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  investigate  the  Psi  Chap- 
ter reported  that  chapter  in  excellent  condition,  and 
that  the  alumni  of  the  chapter  had  purchased  a  house 
which  the  chapter  was  then  occupying.  A  house  was 
also  reported  as  now  owned  by  the  Lambda  Chapter. 

The  Council  was  directed  to  appoint  committees  to 
inspect  and  report  upon  the  condition  of  the  Alpha  and 
Epsilon   Chapters,   it    having  reported   its  inability  to 


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secure  an  inspection  of  the  latter  chapter  during  the 
preceding  year. 

The  petitions  for  new  chapters  of  the  P>aternity  were 
placed  before  the  congress,  which  cast  its  vote  in  favor 
of  a  chapter  at  Dartmouth  College  ;  and  the  question  was 
then  referred  to  the  chapters,  which  later  voted  favorably. 

A  resolution  was  also  adopted  directing  all  the  chap- 
ters to  publish  annually  a  pamphlet,  uniform  with  the 
Chakett  in  size  and  typography,  for  the  information  of 
their  alumni,  containing,  in  addition  to  a  list  of  members 
of  the  chapter,  such  other  information  as  may  be  useful 
or  interesting  to  the  alumni  and  the  Fraternity  at  large. 

The  annual  dinner  was  held  in  the  Myrtle  room  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria,  on  Friday  evening,  November  29. 
Brother  Wyndham  Stokes,  Alpha  of  Congress,  was 
toastmaster.  The  first  toast  to  the  "  Fraternity "  was 
responded  to  by  Willis  B.  Dowd  (Mu),  '80.  There  was 
no  toast  card,  and  all  of  the  speeches  were  impromptu. 
Brothers  Carter  S.  Cole  (Alpha)  and  Benjamin  S.  San- 
derson (Phi)  responded  to  the  "  Duties  of  Members  of 
the  Fraternity"  and  the  "Chi  Phi  Ideal,"  respectively. 
Short  but  exceedingly  interesting  addresses  were  made 
by  the  Grand  Alpha,  Brother  Amasa  Walker,  and 
other  members  of  the  Fraternity,  the  remarks  of  Brother 
Boudinot  Keith  on  the  duty  of  members  of  Chi  Phi 
to  live  up  to  the  Chi  Phi  ideal  being  particularly  forci- 
ble and  timely. 

A  toast  was  drunk  in  silence  to  the  memory  of  Brother 
Lloyd  McKim  Garrison,  who  had  been  toastmaster  at  the 
dinner  of  1899. 

A  larger  number  of  undergraduates  was  present  than 
for  many  years  past,  and  although  the  members  were 
greatly  disappointed  at  the  absence  of  Brother  Nelson 
Macy,  on  account  of  an  accident,  the  dinner  was  a 
great  success,  and  was  thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all  who 
had  the  good  fortune  to  be  there. 


OFFICERS   OF   THE    FRATERNITY 
1902 

AMASA  WALKER,  B     .     .     .    .     GRAND  ALPHA 
83  Newbury  Street.  Boston,  Mass. 

A.  P.  UNDERHILL,  B REGISTRAR 

83  Newbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

FRED  LEWIS  NORTON,  «l»       .     GRAND  DELTA 
73  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

JOHN  DAVIS  ADAMS,  S  .     .     .     .     COUNCILOR 
Wakefield,  New  York  City,  N.Y. 

WYNDHAM  STOKES,  ^    .    .     GRAND  GAMMA 
Welch,  W.  Va. 

PHINIZY  CALHOUN,  H     .     .     .      GRAND  ZETA 
672  Peachtree  Street,  Atlanta,  Ga. 


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CHAPTER  ADDRESSES,  DECEMBER    1902. 


Alpha,  Winston  Parrish, 

Charlottesville f  Va. 

Beta,  Francis  W.  Davis, 

zbl  Newbury  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Gamma,  James  W.  Lee,  Jr., 

Chi  Phi  House,  Oxford,  Ga. 

Delta,  William  Henry  Stewart, 

J  Union  St.,  New  Brunswick,  N.J. 

Epsilon,         Wm.  T.  Williams,  Jr., 
Hampden- Sidney,  Va. 

Zeta,  Forrest  Grim  Schaeffer, 

6ji  W.  Chestnut  St.,  Lancaster ,  Pa. 

Eta,  Frank  M.  Ridley,  Jr., 

Chi  Phi  House,  A  thens,  Ga. 

Theta,  Roy  Castle  Greenfield, 

776  Second  St.,  Troy,  N.V. 

Iota,  Gilbert  H.  Stewart,  Jr., 

The  Nortnandie,  Columbus,  Ohio, 

Lambda,         William  H.  Cooper, 

2324  Hearst  Ave,,  Berkeley,  Cal, 

Mu,  Henry  T.  Chamberlain, 

1022  Garden  St.,  Hobo  ken,  N.J. 

Nu,  Herbert  George  Henne, 

2008  Lampaas,  Austin,  Texas. 

Xl,  James  Morrison, 

"  Craigielea,''  Ithaca,  N.V. 

Omicron,        Chester  Dudley  Tripp, 

York  Hall,  96  IVall  St.,  New  Haven, 

Rho,  Albert  Long  Hill, 

142  S.  Sixth  St.,  East  on,  Pa. 

Sigma,  Thomas  Clyde  Moss, 

Spartansburg,  S.C. 

Phi,  Abrier  Thorpe  Jr., 

Chi  Phi  House,  A  mherst.  Mass, 

Chi,  H.  M.  Hess, 

Hanover,  N.H. 

Psi,  Ernest  Meredith  Hill, 

Chi  Phi  House,  South  Bethlehem,  Pa, 


Henry  Owen  Easley. 

Samuel  Alfred  McClung. 

Montague,  Lafitte  Boyd. 

Clifford  Elisha  Stevens. 

Richard  McSlurry  Price. 

Henry  W.  Brewbalser. 

H»  F.  Scott,  Jr. 

Charles  R.  Humphreys. 

Frankli.n  Ewing  Martin. 

Fletcher  McN.  Hamilton. 

Richard  Allison  Backus. 

Chester  Hunter  Terrell. 

Allen  Mason. 

Marion  Hatch  Fisher. 
Conn, 

Earl  Ernest. 

Lay  Durant  Thompson. 

John  G.  Anderson. 

Fred  W.  Baker. 

Hugh  Gaston  Vandebeer. 


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CHAPTER  HISTORIES 

1901-1902 


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ALPHA 

UNIVERSITY    OF    VIRGINIA 

Why  all  the  Saints  and  Sages  who  discuss'd 
Of  the  Two  Worlds  so  wisely  —  they  are  thrust 

Like  foolish  prophets  forth  ;  their  Words  to  Scorn 
Are  scatter'd,  and  their  Mouths  are  stopt  with  Dust. 

SOME  one  of  wisdom  has  observed  in  substance 
that  a  happy  period  knows  no  history.  Accord- 
ingly, Alpha  has  but  little  to  relate.  The  session, 
now  almost  at  an  end,  has  passed  peacefully  and 
pleasantly,  and  we  have  moved  quietly  through  the 
months  unaffected  by  what  might  tend  to  ruffle  the 
smooth  surface  of  fraternity  life.  In  short,  we  know  of 
no  subject  of  complaint  or  of  regret.  Thus  far  the  life 
of  the  chapter  has  been  in  every  sense  highly  gratifying. 
And  while  we  wish  our  words  to  bear  the  marks  of  be- 
coming modesty,  we  feel  that  our  relations  among  our- 
selves are  so  thoroughly  in  keeping  with  the  ideals  of  the 
Fraternity,  and  our  standing  in  the  university  such,  that 
the  men  of  Alpha  well  deserve  the  honor  of  wearing  the 
badge  of  Chi  Phi ;  and  we  shall  be  glad  to  have  our 
brothers,  whether  undergraduates  or  alumni,  visit  us  at 
any  time,  and  imbibe  the  spirit  of  our  chapter.  It  is  a 
matter  of  much  regret  to  us  that,  though  the  several  parts 
of  our  brotherhood  are  cemented  into  a  perfect  whole,  we 
lead  such  separate  existences,  and,  save  at  the  annual 
congress,  so  rarely  meet  others  of  the  Fraternity.  Alpha 
believes  she  can  boast  of  one  virtue,  if  no  others,  that  of 
broad  hospitality ;  and  she  desires  now  to  impress  this 
upon  her  sister  chapters,  and  to  assure  them  that  visiting 
brothers  will  always  be  most  gladly  welcomed  here. 

Aside  from  formal  meetings,  our  inner  life  is  character- 
ized by  no  prescribed  formalities  and  burdensome  duties. 
We  emulate  neither  a  training-school,   nor  a  debating- 


society,  but  seek  to  make  our  Chapter  life  a  source  of  as 
much  recreation  as  possible,  to  make  it  a  place  of 
pleasant  diversion  to  which  the  brothers  may  come  when 
weary  with  heavy  college  work,  and 

"  Perplext  no  more  with  Human  or  Divine, 
To-morrow's  tangle  to  the  winds  resign," 

Our  first  meeting  in  the  fall  was  rather  sad  than  other- 
wise. 

"  For  some  we  loved,  the  loveliest  and  best," 

did  not  answer  when  the  old  roll  was  called.  Brothers 
Moulton  Aston,  McCall,  McCloskey,  and  Taylor  were 
absent.  These  were  among  our  strongest  men  —  as  is, 
in  fact,  the  general  rule  that  those  who  have  been  long- 
est in  the  chapter  rank  highest.  But  their  places  were 
filled,  in  part  at  least,  by  Brothers  R.  T.  Hubard,  Jr., 
A.B.,  B.S.,  '97,  and  A.  P.  Hutton,  from  Epsilon  ;  Brother 
A.  A.  Manning,  A.B.,  '01,  from  Sigma;  Brother  Winston 
Parrish,  an  old  member  of  Alpha,  who  took  his  M.A. 
degree  in  '97 ;  and  Brother  G.  T.  Hill,  who  was  our  only 
initiate  for  the  year. 

As  usual,  the  names  of  our  men  are  conspicuous  upon 
the  various  lists  of  college  honors  ;  and  our  relations  with 
the  faculty,  our  fellow-students,  and  the  several  other 
fraternities  located  here,  are  the  most  pleasant. 

Robert    Thruston    Hubard,  Jr, 


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BEGINNING  as  we  did  with  such  bright  pros- 
pects it  is  not  at  all  surprising  that  we  have 
enjoyed  a  thoroughly  successful  year.  The  first 
roll-call  in  the  fall  showed  twenty-one  present, 
and  by  thorough  and  systematic  rushing  we  were  able  to 
secure  five  new  members  for  the  chapter  and  the  Fra- 
ternity. We  were  well  represented  in  athletics,  and  made 
a  very  good  showing  in  the  dinner  clubs  and  in  the  class 
and  Institute  affairs.  We  were  successful  in  securing 
several  officers,  among  the  most  important  being  first- 
marshal  of  senior  class. 

All  affairs  of  the  chapter,  social  and  otherwise,  went 
smoothly,  and  we  feel  that  our  position  at  present  is  a 
strong  one.  Our  relation  with  the  other  fraternities 
remains  the  same,  and  we  endeavor  to  live  at  peace  with 
the  others,  and  yet  prevent  a  too  great  intimacy  between 
ourselves  and  the  other  crowds.  All  of  our  seniors  were 
successful  in  obtaining  their  degrees,  and  we  are  thus 
robbed  of  five  good  strong  men.  We  are  at  present 
putting  extensive  improvements  upon  our  home,  and  the 
next  two  years  will  find  us  at  the  old  stand. 

S.    C.    Merrick. 


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GAMMA 

EMORY   COLLEGE 

THE  college  year  of  1901-1902  has  been  one  of  the 
most  prosperous  in  the  history  of  Gamma  Chap- 
ter, notwithstanding  the  fact  that  she  sustained 
an  irreparable  loss  in  the  graduation  of  two  of 
her  most  loyal  and  accomplished  men,  Brothers  Henry 
S.  Johnson  and  Edward  C.  Sasnett,  of  Atlanta. 

On  September  18,  1901,  Gamma  began  the  year  with 
ten  loyal  sons.  These  brothers  were  Turner,  '02,  Hemp- 
hill, '02,  Moore,  '02,  Connally,  '02,  M.  Boyd,  '03,  Lee, 
'03,  H.  Boyd,  '04,  Bosworth,  '04,  Burden,  '04,  and  Cole- 
man, '04.  After  two  weeks  of  steady  "  spiking "  we 
brought  into  the  fold  seven  strong  men:  Brothers  Nun- 
nally,  '04,  Ragan,  '04,  Crabb,  '04,  Lambkin,  '04,  Baird, 
'04,  Crow,  '04,  and  Clay,  '05.  These  men  were  all 
rushed  by  the  other  fraternities  in  college.  Early  in 
the  summer  these  men  were  "spotted  "'  as  the  most  de- 
sirable men  that  were  coming  to  college,  and  we  immedi- 
ately set  to  work.  After  steady  rushing  we  initiated 
all  the  men  that  we  "  spiked,"  the  most  successful  "spik- 
ing" in  the  history  of  the  chapter. 

Brother  A.  S.  Clay,  Jr.,  our  only  freshman,  withdrew 
from  college  in  April,  but  we  hope  to  have  him  back 
with  us  next  fall. 

Emory  College  is  steadily  improving.  Her  roll  shows 
an  increase  over  all  previous  years'  attendance. 

A  science  hall,  to  cost  ^35,000,  is  now  in  course  of 
construction.  It  is  to  be  equipped  for  experimental 
work  in  every  department  of  science,  and  when  com- 
pleted will  be  one  of  the  finest  college  buildings  in  the 
South. 

The  college  is  greately  indebted  to  Brother  W.  L. 
Weber,  who  occupies  the  chair  of  English.    After  several 


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a  new  athletic  field,  and  one  of  the  most  desirable  in 
Oxford  was  purchased. 

The  faculty  of  Emory  College  consented  at  the  open- 
ing of  last  term  to  allow  inter-class  games  of  football  to 
be  played  here  again.  Gamma  was  ably  represented  on 
the  different  class  teams,  there  being  eleven  men  out 
of  a  chapter  of  seventeen  who  were  on  their  respec- 
tive class  teams.  We  are  equally  well  represented  on 
the  baseball  and  basketball  teams.  With  a  chapter  of 
seventeen  men  Gamma  has  reigned  supreme  at  Emory 
in  all  branches  of  college  work,  social  life,  and  on  the 
athletic  field. 

Occupying  the  handsomest  house  in  Oxford,  Gamma 
has  this  year  been  able  creditably  to  uphold  her  reputa- 
tion in  the  social  world  of  Oxford. 

The  34th  annual  reception  of  Gamma  Chapter,  which 
took  place  Monday  night,  June  9,  was  a  great  success. 
The  house  was  artistically  decorated,  and  filled  with 
beautiful  girls  and  loyal  Chi  Phis. 

On  Tuesday  night  of  Commencement  the  annual  ban- 
quet of  Emory  College  Alumni  Association  was  given  in 
the  gymnasium  building  on  the  campus.  Three  hundred 
alumni  of  the  college  were  present,  from  every  class 
since  1845.  Brother  H.  E.  W.  Palmer  of  Adanta  acted 
as  Toastm  aster,  and  Brothers  Love  joy,  '69 ;  Roberts,  '77  ; 
Dickey,  91  ;  Henderson,  '00  ;  Sasnett,  'or  ;  and  V.  B. 
Moore,  '02,  made  speeches  representing  their  respective 
classes.  The  graduating  exercises  were  held  on  June  11 ; 
and  Gamma  lost  four  men.  Brothers  Connally,  Moore, 
Turner,  and  Hemphill.  Gamma's  future  is  very  bright. 
We  will  return  twelve  men  in  the  fall,  eight  of  whom  will 
stay  at  the  house.  We  have  already  decided  on  several 
men  whom  we  will  "  spike  "  during  the  summer. 

R.  F.  Hemphill. 


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DELTA 

RUTGERS  COLLEGE 

THE  year  just  closing  has  been  the  most  prosperous 
in  the  history  of  the  Delta  Chapter.  In  all 
respects,  socially  and  financially,  she  is  on  a 
sound  footing. 
Eleven  of  the  brothers  returned  to  college  in  the  fall, 
and  rushing  was  begun  immediately.  As  a  result  of 
their  efforts,  Delta  has  added  to  her  numbers,  Brothers 
Clarence  B.  Brokaw,  James  H.  Willock,  Clarence  L. 
Smith,  William  P.  Morton,  Lome  P.  Plummer,  Harry  B. 
Angus,  and  Elmer  J.  Pearce,  which  makes  an  unusually 
large  membership. 

A  proper  share  of  honors  in  scholarships  have  been 
secured  by  the  brothers.  Brothers  R.  O.  Smith,  '02,  and 
Leary,  '02,  both  wear  Phi  Beta  Kappa  keys.  Brother 
Leary  took  the  Bradley  Prize  in  Roman  law  and  a  prize 
in  Greek.  He  also  took  the  first  classical  honor,  as  well 
as  special  honors  in  Latin  and  Greek. 

In  athletics,  Delta  has  been  well  represented.  On  the 
college  football  team,  we  have  Brothers  R.  O.  Smith, 
Heyer,  '02  ;  and  Stewart,  '03.  Brothers  Smith  and  Stewart 
were  the  captains  of  the  senior  and  junior  class  foot- 
ball teams,  respectively.  Brothers  Heyer,  '02  ;  Hoag,  '03  ; 
Garrison,  '04;  Angus,  '05  ;  and  Morton,  '05,  also  played 
on  their  respective  class  teams.  Brothers  R.  O.  Smith, 
Heyer,  and  Pearce,  '05,  played  on  the  college  baseball 
team.  Brother  C.  W.  Stevens,  '02,  is  captain  of  the 
varsity  track  team. 

Brothers  Shirler,  '04,  and  Plummer,  '05,  represent 
Delta  on  the  glee  club ;  and  Shirler  and  R.  O.  Smith, 
on  the  mandolin  club,  of  which  Brother  Smith  is  presi- 
dent.   Brothers  Stevens,  '02,  and  Leary,  '02,  were  editors- 


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terms,  respectively.  Brother  Stewart  is  president  of  his 
class,  and  was  a  member  of  the  junior  ball  committee. 
Brother  Shirler  was  a  member  of  the  sophomore  dance 
committee.  Brother  C.  L.  Smith  is  president  of  the 
freshman  class.  Thus  Delta  has  received  her  share  of 
honors. 

On  the  15th  of  February  we  held  a  smoker.  Much  to 
our  disappointment,  but  few  of  the  alumni  attended. 
On  Commencement  night,  June  18,  our  annual  banquet 
was  held  in  the  Mansion  House,  New  Brunswick,  and  a 
more  enjoyable  time  was  never  spent.  The  alumni  were 
present  in  force.  Toasts  were  offered  by  Brothers 
Skinner,  '%^,  Myers,  '89,  G.  Ludlow,  '95,  Stewart,  '03, 
Thompson,  '99,  and  Hobart,  '96. 

Our  relations  to  other  fraternities  here  are  for  the  most 
part  amicable.  The  use  of  the  clique  system  of  college 
elections  seems  to  be  dying  out  as  the  relations  between 
the  fraternities  become  more  friendly.  The  financial 
condition  of  the  college  has  improved ;  and  with  this 
comes  the  establishment  of  a  course  in  ceramics,  which 
is  a  much-needed  extension.  Altogether,  the  prospects 
for  Rutgers  and  for  Delta  are  excellent. 

Milton  S.  Ley. 


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EPSILON 

HAMPDEN-SIDNEY    COLLEGE 

THE  beginning  of  the  college  year  found  thirteen 
brothers  on  the  "  Hill,"  who  immediately  went 
about  the  work  of  securing  desirable  men  for  Chi 
Phi.  The  entering  class  was  small,  and  "frat" 
material  was  very  scarce ;  but  we  found  five  men  whom 
we  thought  worthy  of  Chi  Phi,  and  whom  we  take  pleas- 
ure in  introducing  as  follows:  Brothers  F.  D.  Irving,  T. 
W.  Ellett,  S.  G.  Christian,  R.  M.  Price,  and  W.  G.  But- 
ler. Time  has  shown  that  these  men  are  in  every  respect 
worthy  of  the  honor  which  was  bestowed  upon  them. 

The  past  year  has  been  a  most  profitable  and  pleasant 
one  for  us.  Our  relations  with  the  other  fraternities  have 
been  of  the  best,  and  it  seems  that  at  last  all  of  the  "  frats  " 
have  opened  their  eyes  to  the  fact  that  much  is  to  be 
gained  by  harmonious  action. 

Hampd en-Sidney,  though  small  in  numbers,  is  cele- 
brated in  the  South,  not  only  for  the  high  grade  of  its 
curriculum,  but  also  for  the  high  social  standing  of  its 
students.  But  it  seems  now  that  the  time  is  soon  to  come 
when  it  will  excel  in  numbers  as  well  as  in  other  respects. 
An  offer  has  been  made  by  a  wealthy  alumnus  to  improve 
the  college  campus,  at  the  same  fitting  up  new  physical 
and  chemical  laboratories.  Likewise  a  company  has 
been  formed  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  a  railroad 
whicii  will  pass  through  here.  This  will  be  of  incom- 
parable value  to  us,  as  it  will  make  the  place  more  acces- 
sible, and  will  draw  students  from  sections  of  the  country 
which  have  heretofore  been  cut  off  from  us.  A  brilliant 
future  is  promised  to  our  college,  and  Epsilon  rejoices  in 
the  prospect.  In  every  department  of  college  work  this 
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many  honors  which  have  fallen  to  our  chapter  might  be 
mentioned  :  captain  of  college  football  team,  business 
manager  of  the  "  Kaleidoscope,"  final  president  of 
senior  class,  final  president  of  Union  Society,  junior 
medalist  in  Union  Society,  "  soph  "  medalist  in  Union 
Society,  leader  of  orchestra,  business  manager  of  Dra- 
matic Club,  manager  of  track  team,  president  of  Y.  M. 
C.  A.,  vice-president  of  Athletic  Association,  president 
of  German  Club,  leader  of  German  Club,  assistant 
manager  of  the  "  Kaleidoscope,"  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Editor  of 
Magazine,  and  many  others.  In  athletics  this  year 
Hampden-Sidney  has  been  very  successful,  winning  the 
championship  of  Eastern  Virginia  in  football,  and  tying 
for  the  place  in  baseball.  On  the  football  team  Ep- 
silon  was  represented  by  Brothers  Gilliam  (captain), 
McCorkle,  Willcox,  Payne,  and  Christian.  Brother 
McCorkle  has  been  elected  captain  of  next  year's  team. 
On  the  bassball  team  we  had  Brothers  Allen,  Irving, 
McCorkle,  and  Christian. 

At  the  end  of  the  senior  exams.,  when  degrees  were 
announced  it  was  found  that  all  of  our  seniors  had  com. 
pleted  their  work  successfully,  and  the  degree  of  Bache- 
lor of  Arts  will  be  given  to  Brothers  Hubard,  Willcox, 
Allen,  Hill,  Pasco,  Epes,  and  Fitzgerald.  Brothers  Hub- 
ard and  Willcox  received  the  Second  Honor,  and  Brother 
Allen  the  Third  Honor.  Brother  H ubard  will  deliver  the 
Philosophical  Oration  at  Commencement. 

Although  we  lose  seven  brothers  by  graduation,  at  least 
ten  men  will  return  next  year. 

"Dennis  Hamilton  Willcox. 


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ZETA 

FRANKLIN   AND   MARSHALL   COLLEGE 

ALTHOUGH  Zeta  has  not  had  a  large  number  of 
members  during  the  past  year,  we  feel  that  we 
have  kept  up  to  the  time-honored  traditions 
and  policy  of  the  Fraternity  in  pursuing  as 
usual  a  conservative  method,  knowing  full  well  that  a 
few  good  congenial  men  are  of  far  more  benefit  to  the 
Chapter  and  the  Fraternity  than  a  large  number  of  men 
who  do  not  meet  the  requirements  of  Chi  Phi. 

We  succeeded  in  getting  the  cream  of  the  Freshmen 
class  this  year  ;  and  in  Brothers  P.  N.  Schaeffer,  Heinitsh, 
and  Hartzell  we  have  three  brothers  who  have  proved 
themselves  worthy  of  the  "  Scarlet  and  Blue." 

We  have  held  our  own  in  college  work,  athletics,  and 
social  life.  We  have  held  several  very  enjoyable  smok- 
ers during  the  year,  which  were  well  attended.  Coach- 
ing, sleighing,  card,  as  well  as  other  kinds  of  parties, 
caused  "something  to  be  doing;"  and  the  year  has 
certainly  been  an  enjoyable  one  for  all  the  brothers  of 
Zeta. 

We  have  again  had  a  goodly  share  of  college  honors. 
Brother  F.  G.  Schaeffer  was  elected  assistant  football 
manager.  Brothers  Brubaker  and  Gitt  were  on  the  col- 
lege football  team.  Brother  Brubaker  is  on  the  board 
of  directors  of  Athletic  Association.  On  the  'varsity 
baseball  team  we  were  represented  by  Brothers  Gitt, 
Cook,  and  Brubaker.  Brother  P.  N.  Schaeffer,  presi- 
dent of  class  of  1905,  Brother  Hartzell,  manager  of 
freshmen  baseball  team.  Brothers  Gitt  and  Brubaker 
were  elected  on  next  year's  Oriflam7ne  staff.  Brother 
Brubaker  was  captain  of  cane  rush,  and  Brother  Gitt 
captain  of  sophomore  baseball   team.      Brother   P.  N, 


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and  Brother  Hartzell  Chaplain. 

The  dedication  of  the  new  science  building  on  Com- 
mencement week  marks  an  epoch  in  the  history  of 
Franklin  and  Marshall.  The  building  is  fitted  with 
the  best  of  modern  equipments  in  the  departments  of 
Zoology,  Botanj'',  Physics,  Electricity,  Anatomy,  and 
Chemistry ;  and  we  have  at  the  heads  of  the  various 
departments  men  equal  to  any  in  the  country.  This 
will  undoubtedly  largely  increase  the  quantity  and  quality 
of  the  students,  and  therefore  be  of  a  great  benefit  to 
Zeta.  Considering  that  we  lose  only  two  men  this  year, 
our  prospects  are  certainly  very  bright. 

Henry  Wadsworth  Brubaker. 


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ETA 

UNIVERSITY    OF    GEORGIA 

ETA  began  last  year  under  very  auspicious  circum- 
stances. We  returned  fourteen  old  members : 
Brothers  Hart,  Richardson,  Blackshear,  Ridley, 
Thornton,  Calhoun,  Clay,  King,  Fort,  Hugh 
Scott,  Banon,  Meldrim,  Gordon,  and  Jette,  and  were  glad 
to  welcome  two  affiliates,  Brothers  R.  F.  Gross  of  Gamma, 
and  Cleveland  Evins  of  Sigma.  With  this  force  Eta 
started  to  take  her  pick  of  the  new  men,  and  found  six 
who  have,  in  more  than  one  way,  proved  themselves 
worthy  of  the  honor  conferred  upon  them.  They  are 
Brothers  P'rank  Raymond  Clarke, '04,  Augusta ;  Albert 
Edward  Thornton,  Jr.,  '05,  Atlanta ;  Louis  Dugas 
McClesky,  '05,  Atlanta;  J.  Wicklitfe  Goldsmith,  '05, 
Atlanta;  Hinton  James  Baker,  '05,  Augusta;  and  William 
Johnston  Cranstoun,  '05,  Augusta.  This  gave  us  twenty- 
two  men  to  start  the  year's  work. 

As  usual,  in  college  honors  and  politics  we  were  in  the 
lead,  having  Brother  Ridley  re-elected  captain  of  1902 
football  team,  president  junior  class,  representatives  on 
all  the  hop  committees,  speakers  in  both  sophomore 
and  junior  classes,  and  many  others. 

The  pleasantest  feature  of  the  year  was  the  annual 
dinner  given  on  April  19,  to  celebrate  the  Thirty-Fifth 
anniversary  of  the  chapter.  About  fifty  gathered  around 
the  board  at  the  Commercial,  and  had  a  jolly  good 
time.  Brother  P.  M.  Meldrim  acted  as  toastmaster;  and 
Brothers  H.  C.  White,  D.  C.  Banon,  F.  R.  Mitchell, 
F.  M.  Ridley,  Jr.,  and  others  were  heard  from. 

We  lose  three  brothers  by  graduation :  Blackshear, 
Richardson,  and  King ;  and  Brother  Hart  has  accepted 
an  instructor's  place  in  the  university. 

Mitchell  King. 


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RENSSELAER   POLYTECHNIC   INSTITUTE 

NEVER  before  in  Theta's  history  was  a  term  be- 
gun more  propitiously  than  the  fall  term  of  1901. 
By  the  graduation  of  the  class  of  1901  we  did 
not  lose  a  man.  None  of  the  familiar  faces  were 
missing  at  the  opening  of  the  "  Tute,"  and  back  to 
Theta's  ranks  marched  twenty-four  brothers.  Besides 
this  unusually  large  number  we  had  the  extreme  satis- 
faction of  knowing  our  chapter  was  out  of  debt. 

Despite  the  fact  that  we  were  so  well  equipped  for  rush- 
ing, our  progress  was  greatly  impeded  by  the  paucity  of 
the  freshmen  class  in  good  men.  Out  of  the  class  of  1905 
we  were  able  to  find  only  two  men  commensurate  with 
our  standard  of  a  Phi  Chi.  Brothers  Starbuck  and  Van 
Rensselaer  joined  soon  after  matriculation.  Before  the 
close  of  the  last  college  year  Brother  Judd  of  the  class  of 
1902  was  initiated.  Brother  Judd  had  a  bid  in  his  fresh- 
man year  to  join  Theta.  Just  prior  to  his  initiation  he 
was  strongly  rushed  by  the  other  fraternities,  but  Theta 
with  her  strong  inducements  easily  won  out. 

To  say  that  Theta  is  foremost  among  the  chapters  at 
the  Institute  is  a  most  gratifying  reality.  Both  in  schol- 
arship and  athletics  we  have  taken  the  lead.  Brothers 
Doty  and  Judd  of  the  graduating  class  have  won  new 
laurels  by  capturing  Sigma  Xi.  The  football,  basket- 
ball, and  baseball  teams  have  been  graced  by  Chi  Phi 
captains.  Brother  Young  has  very  skillfully  held  the 
captaincy  of  the  football  team  for  the  last  two  years.  By 
his  superior  playing  Brother  Judd  has  monopolized  the 
captaincy  of  the  basketball  team  for  two  successive 
years.  Baseball,  although  in  the  embryonic  state  of 
development  at  the  "  Tute,"  has  already  awakened  con- 


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siderable   enthusiasm    among  the    students.     The   cap- 
taincy fell  to  the  lot  of  Brother  Wirth. 

Aside  from  athletics  and  scholarship,  political  officers 
are  of  the  next  importance.  Grand  Marshal,  the  most 
popular  office,  is  held  by  Brother  Young.  Brother  Bur- 
lingham  presides  over  the  senior  class.  Brother  Hulings 
has  shown  himself  a  very  proficient  editor-in-chief  of  the 
Transit.  We  might  enumerate  many  smaller  offices  held 
by  Theta  men,  but  suffice  it  to  say  we  control  the  bulk 
of  them. 

Ours  is  the  proud  distinction  of  being  the  only  chap- 
ter at  the  "Tute"  to  give  a  fraternity  dance.  Not  only 
was  it  a  social  success,  but  it  far  eclipsed  all  other  social 
functions  of  the  season.  Our  only  regret  was  that  there 
were  not  more  of  our  alumni  and  brothers  of  our  sister 
chapters  to  enjoy  it. 

During  the  past  year  the  one  thing  that  most  deeply 
affected  Tbeta's  happiness  was  the  withdrawal  from  the 
institute  of  brothers  Smith  and  Bonnie.  It  was  with 
k§en  regret  we  witnessed  their  departure. 

John  Wirth. 


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IOTA 

OHIO  STATE  UNIVERSITY 

IOTA  Chapter  at  the  beginning  of  the  college  year 
was  composed  of  six  old  men,  who  took  up  the  work 
of  increasing  the  size  of  the  chapter  with  a  vim 
which  was  so  effectual  that  in  the  rushing  of  the 
Freshmen  four  men  were  taken  in  on  the  fifth  of  October. 
One  more  man  was  added  to  the  chapter  rolls  before  the 
end  of  October.  With  this  number  Iota  felt  able  to  quit 
rushing,  although  still  keeping  a  lookout  for  any  likely 
men  in  the  Freshman  class.  One  other  good  man  was 
found,  and  he  was  initiated  during  the  last  part  of  May. 
Iota  had,  with  this  last  addition  to  her  number,  just 
doubled  her  number  of  active  men  in  the  space  of  eight 
months. 

Iota  had  two  men  who  were  out  for  the  'varsity  foot- 
ball team.  Brothers  Howard,  '05,  and  Macfarlaine,  '03 ; 
but  after  the  unfortunate  death  of  Sigrist  in  the  Adelbert 
game,  these  men  were  forced  to  withdraw  from  practice 
on  account  of  their  parents'  objections.  The  death 
of  Sigrist,  who  was  in  his  senior  year,  and  had  played 
the  guard  position  for  three  years  previous,  cast  quite  a 
gloom  over  athletics  at  the  university;  but  still  the 
team  was  able  to  rally  and  defeat  the  Kenyon  team  in 
the  Thanksgiving  game. 

The  alumni  gave  a  dance  for  the  chapter  in  the 
spring,  which  was  one  of  the  most  successful  ever  given 
by  Iota  men.  The  alumni  decided  that  they  would  give 
the  dance  this  year  to  the  undergraduates,  instead  of 
having  the  undergraduates,  as  in  former  years,  give  the 
dance  to  the  alumni.  The  alumni  are  now  talking  of 
making  the  alumni  dance  an  annual  affair ;  and  as  they 
all  seem  very  much  interested  and,  indeed,  enthusiastic 


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it  will  probably  become  one  of  the  fixed  events  in  the 
chapter  year. 

The  annual  banquet  was  held  on  June  the  thirteenth, 
the  Friday  before  Commencement  week.  Most  of  the 
local  alumni  were  present,  and  several  from  out  of  the 
city. 

Iota  had  no  members  of  the  senior  class,  so  she  will 
open  next  fall  with  all  her  men  of  this  year  back  in  col- 
lege ;  and  with  as  good  work  as  was  done  this  year,  her 
membership  will  be  one  to  be  proud  of. 

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UNIVERSITY   OF   CALIFORNIA 

THE  college  year  of  1901  opened  on  August  15 
with  very  bright  prospects  for  the  chapter, 
although  many  difficult  obstacles  had  to  be  over- 
come in  the  matter  of  rushing.  Lambda's  new 
home  had  not  beeen  completed  as  soon  as  was  expected  ; 
and  this  made  it  necessary  for  the  members  of  the  chap- 
ter to  get  along  as  best  they  could,  at  various  board- 
ing-houses. Regular  meetings  were  held  in  Oakland, 
however,  and  the  initiations  also  took  place  in  that  city  ; 
the  lodge-rooms  of  the  Order  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
having  been  secured  for  the  purpose.  Consistent  rushing 
was  extremely  difficult,  owing  to  the  unfortunate  condition 
of  affairs  ;  and  Lambda  deserves  much  praise  in  being 
able  to  secure  five  of  the  most  desirable  men  of  the 
incoming  class,  all  of  whom  were  sought  by  other  Frater- 
nities. Brother  Edwards  (who  is  a  "second  generation  " 
Chi  Phi),  Howard,  Pringle,  Voorhies,  Tucker,  and  H.  C. 
Sessions,  a  junior,  were  initiated. 

Football  started  soon  after  college  opened  with  over 
a  hundred  men  out  striving  for  the  "  C'  Brother 
Dibblee  was  conceded  to  be  the  best  end  on  the  field,  but 
unfortunately  got  "  water  on  the  knee "  a  week  before 
the  big  game,  and  was  unable  to  participate.  Brother 
Stow  filled  his  former  position  of  left  guard,  with  hir> 
usual  amount  of  effectiveness.  Brother  More,  after  an 
up-hill  fight  for  quarter,  finally  secured  the  coveted  posi- 
tion. The  greatest  odds  were  overcome ;  and  on  the 
9th  of  November  California  achieved  the  greatest  vic- 
tory in  her  history,  with  Chi  Phi  well  represented  on  the 
gridiron.  A  few  weeks  before  the  Christmas  holidays 
the  house  was  completed,  and  eleven  of  the  active  mem- 


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bers  moved  in,  and  the  chapter  was  once  more  all 
together,  and  on  a  most  substantial  basis.  The  mid -year 
examinations  commenced  on  the  20th  of  December,  and 
after  three  weeks'  vacation,  with  four  of  the  brothers 
absent.  Brothers  Stebbins,  Dibblee,  Voorhies,  and  H. 
Sessions,  Chi  Phi  Hall  was  reopened.  Brother  Stebbins 
graduated ;  Brothers  Dibblee,  Voorhies,  and  Sessions 
were  compelled  to  leave  for  various  good  reasons.  No 
desirable  men  entered  in  January. 

On  February  15  the  annual  banquet  was  held  at  the 
house,  there  being  over  forty  members  present ;  and 
what  was  conceded  to  be  the  best  banquet  ever  held 
was  greatly  enjoyed  by  all  present.  Chi  Phi  had  no 
representatives  on  the  baseball  team  this  season.  The 
series  of  three  games  with  Stanford  resulted  in  a  victory 
for  California  in  two  straight.  Brother  Edwards  was 
given  a  place  on  the  track  team.  The  dual  meet  with 
Stanford  was  won  by  California  by  a  score  of  78^  to  43^^ 
points.  The  tennis  championship  also  fell  to  the  repre- 
sentative of  California;  so  in  the  sports,  as  well  as  in 
the  debate,  onr  Alma  Mater  has  made  a  clean  sweep 
this  year. 

John  F.  More,  Jr. 


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MU 

STEVENS   INSTITUTE   OF   TECHNOLOGY 

THE  past  year  has  seen  Mu  in  a  very  prosperous 
condition,  and  at  present  our  outlook  for  next 
year  is  as  bright  as  the  past  year  has  been.  In 
point  of  numbers  we  are  at  present  at  low  tide, 
as  our  five  seniors  are  now  out  in  the  world,  leaving  an 
active  chapter  of  only  seven  men,  —  three  juniors,  two 
sophomores,  and  two  freshmen.  The  small  number  in 
the  chapter  must  not,  however,  be  looked  upon  as  a 
weakness.  The  classes  of  1904  and  1905  although  both 
very  large  for  entering  classes  at  Stevens  were  both  very 
low  in  the  number  of  desirable  men ;  and  men  for  Chi 
Phi  are  carefully  picked. 

The  two  freshmen  who  were  initiated  this  year  were 
Brother  James  George  McCarty  from  the  Masten  Park 
High  School  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and  Brother  Harry 
Clifford  Gordon  from  the  Newark  High  School,  Newark, 
N.J.  Both  are  playing  on  the  combined  freshmen  and 
sophomore  baseball  team,  and  both  are  also  playing  on 
the  freshman  lacrosse  team.  Brother  Gray,  '04,  will 
probably  be  playing  on  the  class  lacrosse  team,  while 
Brother  Backus,  '04,  is  playing  on  the  combined  base- 
ball team  mentioned  above,  of  which  he  is  manager. 
He  is  treasurer  of  the  class,  and  has  served  on  four 
committees  during  the  year.  Brothers  Bradley,  '03,  and 
Chamberlain,  '03,  are  putting  up  fine  games  on  the 
Institute  lacrosse  team.  Brother  Bradley  took  the 
light-weight  cane  spree  for  his  class  last  year.  Brother 
Chamberlain  was  class  champion  in  tennis  last  year, 
and  gave  Brother  Hoffman,  *02,  a  hard  tussle  for  the 
college  championship.  Brother  Hoffman  was  president 
of  the  Hockey  Club,  which  put  a  very  good  team  on  the 


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ice  last  winter.  Brothers  Hoffman,  Broadhurst,  '02,  and 
Chamberlain,  played  on  this  team.  Brother  Chamber- 
lain is  treasurer  of  the  Stevens  Social  Society  (S.S.S.), 
and  is  one  of  the  board  of  editors  on  our  college 
annual,  The  Link.  Brother  Taylor,  '02,  was  secretary 
of  the  Engineering  Society,  and  Brother  D.  Sinclair 
served  on  the  senior  banquet  committee. 

We  have  had  seven  men  living  in  the  house  during 
the  year,  including  four  of  the  five  seniors.  Since  the 
seniors  have  left  two  more  have  moved  in,  and  next  year 
we  hope  will  bring  the  number  living  in  the  house  to 
the  highest  point  it  has  reached  in  years. 

We  are  on  very  good  terms  with  the  other  six  frater- 
nities at  Stevens,  and  hopfe  to  continue  so,  as  any  great 
controversy  between  the  "  frats,"  besides  being  very  un- 
pleasant, would  be  harmful  to  the  welfare  of  the  Insti- 
tute, which  we  have  very  much  at  heart. 

Stevens  Institute  has  a  reputation  in  the  engineering 
world  of  which  we  are  very  proud.  It  is  in  a  very 
prosperous  condition,  having  more  applications  for  en- 
trance than  can  be  accommodated.  After  the  Chemical 
Laboratory  is  erected,  it  will  have  everything  com- 
plete for  the  best  training  of  students  for  mechanical 
engineering. 

Stevens  Institute  was  very  unfortunate  this  year  in 
losing  two  of  its  best  professors  and  finest  men :  Dr. 
Albert  R.  Leeds,  Professor  of  Chemistry,  died  in 
March ;  and  in  May  the  President  of  the  Institute, 
Dr.  Henry  Morton,  succumbed  to  a  complication  of 
diseases. 

R.  A.  Backus. 


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UNIVERSITY  OF   TEXAS 

THE  past  year  has  been  one  of  the  most  successful 
in  Nu's  history.  At  the  opening  of  the  session 
nine  loyal  Chi  Phis  were  ready  for  the  rushing 
season.  As  a  result  of  their  energy  and  per- 
severance, Nu  takes  pleasure  in  introducing  to  the  Fra- 
ternity Brothers  Broussard,  Sampson,  Creighton,  Heard, 
and  Reynolds. 

Brother  Boggess  is  on  the  staff  of  The  Texan  j 
Brother  Searey  is  vice-president  of  the  class  of  '03 ; 
Brother  Menden  Wall  is  vice-president  of  the  Engineer- 
ing Club.  Brother  Creighton  is  a  member  of  the  uni- 
versity band.  Brother  Terrell  won  second  place  in  the 
light-weight  wrestling  contest ;  is  short-stop  on  the  first 
team ;  served  one  term  as  president  of  the  class  of  '05  ; 
and  is  president  of  the  freshmen  German  Club.  Brother 
Wright  is  president  of  the  tennis  association,  chair- 
man of  the  Entertainment  Committee  of  the  Final 
Reception,  business  manager  of  The  Texan,  one  of 
the  winners  of  the  University  Double  Championship  in 
tennis,  winner  of  second  place  in  the  Ross-Roton  Ora- 
torical contest,  and  was  the  representative  of  his  class  on 
Class  Day. 

Unfortunately,  Brother  Loomis  was  called  home  early 
in  the  year.  Ill-health  led  Brother  Heard  to  leave  before 
the  close  of  the  session.  Brother  E.  J.  Palm  resigned, 
to  accept  a  position  in  one  of  the  banks  of  the  city. 
Brother  Carnahan  also  withdrew  from  the  university 
to  accept  a  position  in  Brother  Ford's  preparatory 
school. 

Nu's  chapter-house  is  not  so  large  as  it  should  be, 
but  it  is   very  comfortable   and    conveniently  located. 


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We  hope  to  build  a  more  commodious  and  tasteful  house 
before  the  opening  of  next  season. 

The  second  number  of  the  Record  has  been  published, 
and  mailed  to  the  different  alumni  and  chapters.  We 
hope  that  it  may  be  the  means  of  cementing  a  closer 
union  between  the  alumni  and  the  active  members. 

The  past  year  has  been  prosperous  with  Nu,  and  the 
prospects  for  next  year  are  very  flattering. 

G.  S.  Wright. 


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XI 

CORNELL   UNIVERSITY     . 

XI  has  this  year  passed  through  one  of  the  most 
successful  seasons  in  its  history.  We  lost  only 
two  brothers  in  the  out-going  class,  and  began  the 
year  with  fourteen  active  members.  This  num- 
ber was  increased  to  twenty-three  after  the  fall  rushing ; 
seven  of  the  new  men  being  freshmen,  one  a  sopho- 
more, and  the  ninth.  Brother  Ernest  Brooks,  a  transfer 
from  O micron,  whom  we  were  very  glad  to  welcome. 
The  new  men  whom  we  introduced  into  Chi  Phi  this 
year  were  Brothers  Thomson,  Morrow,  Williams,  Murphy, 
Southwell,  Shaw,  Littlejohn,  and  Roderick  Burlingame. 
Xi  has  strengthened  the  financial  condition  of  the  chap- 
ter this  year  by  a  new  system  by  which  the  brothers  pay 
the  chapter  indebtedness,  which  will  leave  us  this  spring 
without  anything  owed  to  the  chapter  by  active  brothers. 

We  started  the  social  life  of  the  chapter  this  year,  in 
November,  by  our  annual  reception  to  the  faculty  and 
town  people  of  Ithaca.  In  December  this  was  followed 
by  a  small  house-party  and  supper-dance,  given  in  the 
house,  which  went  off  to  perfection.  In  February  we 
had  the  usual  junior  week  house-party,  and  a  good 
crowd  of  out-of-town  girls.  This  spring  we  have  had 
one  house-party  for  the  Navy  Ball,  given  the  night  before 
the  Second  Varsity  race,  which  has  been  made  a  regular 
event  of  the  university  year.  Preparations  are  now 
going  forward  for  the  regular  senior  week  house-party, 
and  for  the  dance,  to  be  given  in  the  house. 

This  year  we  have  lost  few  men  by  the  usual  "  busting." 
Brother  Morrow  had  to  leave  us  on  account  of  business, 
and  Brother  Thomson  left  us  at  Easter  time,  but  will  be 
back  next  fall.      Besides  these   the  chapter   will  lose 


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only  three  seniors  by  graduation,  so  that  we  may  expect 
to  start  next  fall  with  nineteen  active  men. 

The  chapter  sustained  a  great  loss  this  year  in  the 
death  of  Brother  Weed,  who  died  in  Binghamton  in  the 
winter.  He  was  such  a  friend  of  every  one  of  us,  that  it 
was  a  great  shock  to  all. 

Xi  has  as  many  college  honors  as  usual,  with  men  in 
all  the  class  clubs,  and  represented  in  the  college 
societies  and  musical  organizations. 

Allen  Mason. 


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OMICRON 

YALE    UNIVERSITY 

THE  past  year  has  been  one  of  the  most  successful 
in  the  history  of  Omicron.  Immediately  upon 
our  return  in  the  fall  we  started  to  work,  and  with 
the  valuable  help  of  Brother  Porter,  who  re- 
turned to  take  his  degree,  secured  twelve  freshmen, 
"As  fine  a  bunch  as  I  ever  saw,"  to  quote  one  of  our 
alumni.  The  Bicentennial  was  soon  upon  us,  bringing 
with  it  the  pleasure  of  welcoming  back  a  very  large  num- 
ber of  our  alumni.  To  some  of  them  "York  Hall  "  was 
seen  for  the  first  time ;  and  it  was  indeed  a  source  of 
pride  to  all  of  us  to  see  the  position  Omicron  had  taken 
in  Yale  life.  Space  does  not  permit  anything  like  a  full 
account  of  those  pleasant  days,  with  reunions  and  a  ban- 
quet in  the  house,  the  parade,  and  the  general  pleasure 
of  all.  The  Princeton  football  game  soon  followed,  when, 
according  to  our  custom,  luncheon  was  served  at  the 
Hall,  making  another  pleasant  reunion.  Christmas  was 
soon  upon  us,  after  which  we  gave  ourselves  over  to  the 
festivities  and  pleasures  of  "  Prom.  Week."  The  New 
England  Dinner  was  held  this  year  in  New  Haven,  Omi- 
cron acting  as  host;  and,  in  spite  of  the  disagreeable 
weather,  over  seventy  brothers  attended,  and  the  affair 
proved  a  great  success.  The  last  time  we  appeared  so- 
cially was  a  dance  given  in  June,  on  the  day  of  the 
Princeton  baseball  game,  which  has  practically  come  to 
be  an  established  custom  with  us.  In  university  affairs 
we  have  been  well  represented.  Brother  Baily  was 
elected  president  of  the  senior  class,  besides  being  vice- 
president  of  the  Yale  Navy.  Brother  Ellicott  was  elected 
vice-president  of  the  senior  class,  vice-president  of  the 
university  football   association,   and   won  his   "  Y "  on 


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the  bicycle  team.  Brother  Butts  captained  the  bicycle 
team,  and  was  elected  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
senior  class.  Brother  Ludson  was  elected  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  junior  class,  vice-president  of  Yale 
Navy,  and  rowed  on  the  'varsity  crew.  Brothers  Web- 
ster and  Baily  also  rode  on  the  Bicycle  Team,  and 
Brother  Burnham  made  the  Yale  Record.  Fourteen 
brothers  will  be  graduated  in  June ;  but,  with  a  strong 
nucleus  left  behind,  we  feel  confident  of  another  suc- 
cessful year. 

Garrit  S.  Cannon. 


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RHO 

LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE 

WITH  the  outgoing  class  of  'oi  Rho  lost  five 
men  whose  places  would  be  very  hard  to  fill. 
Nevertheless,  a  hopeful  band  started  in  the 
"  rushing"  business,  and  succeeded  in  land- 
ing their  choice  of  the  new  men. 

Fifteen  strong,  we  have  shared  the  year's  joys  of  fra- 
ternity and  college  life. 

The  year  of  great  prosperity  at  Lafayette  was  also 
propitious  to  Rho.  Increased  financial  obligations  on 
account  of  the  raising  of  the  rent  have  been  fully  met, 
besides  the  usual  quota  of  social  functions  of  the  chap- 
ter, and  certain  needed  improvements  in  the  furnishing  of 
the  rooms.  A  chapter  house  is  the  goal  for  which  we  are 
striving.  A  hundred  and  sixty-four  dollars  per  year  for  five 
years  has  been  raised  for  this  object  by  the  chapter.  We 
trust  that  Rho's  stalwart  alumni  will  come  to  the  rescue. 

Regarding  this  matter,  a  letter  to  the  alumni  from  B. 
Rush  Field,  '84,  published  in  the  last  Rho  Record^  is  of 
interest.  In  this  letter  he  calls  attention  to  the  sale  to 
fraternities  of  building  lots  near  March  Field.  The  land 
is  held  by  the  Trustees  of  the  college.  The  locations  are 
ideal.  A  strong  effort  is  to  be  made  to  raise  ten  thou- 
sand dollars  for  the  purchase  of  a  lot,  and  the  erection 
thereon  of  a  suitable  chapter  house.  Should  the  move- 
ment be  successful,  the  benefits  to  Rho  and  to  the  Fra- 
ternity would  be  immense. 

In  the  college  life  of  the  past  year  Rho  has  had  an 
active  part,  being  represented  by  two  men  on  the  'varsity 
football  team,  two  on  the  baseball,  three  in  the  Sock 
and  Buskin  Dramatic  Association,  and  four  in  the  glee, 
banjo,  and  mandolin  clubs. 


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Rho  is  well  represented  in  Franklin  Literary  Society, 
and  took  first  prize  in  the  Freshman  Oratorical  Contest. 

The  annual  banquet,  on  Monday  evening,  June  i6, 
brought  together  many  of  the  chapter  alumni,  and  was 
a  decidedly  enjoyable  occasion. 

We  refer  our  alumni  to  the  Rho  Record  for  1902  for 
a  more  detailed  account  of  the  chapter  life. 

W.  L.  Berg. 


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WOFFORD    COLLEGE 

SIGMA  has  had  a  prosperous  year  in  every  respect. 
We  began  the  year's  work  with  seven  of  our 
old  men  back.  Brother  Dial,  '04,  returned  to 
Wofford  and  joined  the  class  of  1905.  The  broth- 
ers came  back  to  college  with  renewed  fraternity  spirit, 
and  entered  heartily  into  the  work  before  them.  During 
the  month  of  October  there  were  initiated  Brothers  D. 
Cloud  Anderson  and  Varmoy  Cleveland,  in  November 
Brother  Lewis  P.  Walker,  and  on  the  sixth  of  June 
Brother  Charles  S.  Manning  was  added  to  the  list,  in- 
creasing the  number  of  Chi  Phis  in  the  freshman  class 
to  five. 

We  have  this  year  enjoyed  the  rather  unusual  experi- 
ence of  going  through  the  whole  college  year  without 
losing  a  man. 

Our  relations  with  all  of  the  other  fraternities  here 
have  been  as  friendly  and  as  pleasant  as  could  be  de- 
sired. Nearly  all  of  the  other  fraternities  have  some  ex- 
cellent men,  but  Sigma  still  retains  the  high  position 
handed  down  to  her.  The  "  non-frat "  men  were  heard 
from  again  last  fall,  even  going  so  far  as  to  resolve 
themselves  into  a  second-class  fraternity,  but  the  death- 
knell  of  their  organization  was  sounded  when  the  trustees 
declared  that  they  could  not  act  on  any  grievances  re- 
ceived from  one  fraternity  against  another. 

In  honors  we  have  held  our  own,  Chi  Phi  being  well 
represented  in  every  department  of  college  life. 

For  next  year  our  prospects  are  particularly  bright. 
Eight  or  nine  of  the  old  men  will  return  to  college,  and 
already  we  have  four  new  men  pledged,  with  several 
others  in  sight. 

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The  coming  year  will  be  a  critical  one  in  the  history  of 
Wofford  College.  The  "Grand  Old  Man  of  South 
Carolina,"  Dr.  James  H.  Carlisle,  who  has  been  at  the 
head  of  the  college  for  twenty-five  years,  has,  on  account 
of  age  and  feebleness,  resigned  as  President;  and  a 
Lworthy  successor  has  been  chosen  in  the  person  of 
Brother  Henry  Nelson  Snyder,  Pi,  '83,  who  has  hereto- 
fore been  professor  of  English.  With  this  Chi  Phi  at 
the  helm  we  feel  sure  that  old  Wofford  will  make  rapid 
progress,  and  we  are  determined  that  Sigma,  keeping 
pace  with  this  progress,  shall  still  stand  at  the  head  of 
all  fraternities  represented  at  this  college. 

LoY  DuRANT  Thompson. 


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PHI 

AMHERST  COLLEGE 

PHI,  we  think,  with  all  reasonableness  may  con- 
gratulate herself  upon  her  signal  success  of  the 
last  year,  due  partly  to  hard,  conscientious  work 
on  the  part  of  her  members  and  partly  to  the 
continued  advance  of  Amherst  along  so  many  lines. 
Our  chapter  last  year  contained  thirty  men,  each  of 
whom  was  a  credit  to  Chi  Phi,  and  was  willing  to  work 
hard  for  the  honor  of  our  common  mother. 

The  year  began  well.  The  class  of  '05  was  large,  and 
contained  a  goodly  number  of  fine  men.  Of  these  we 
captured  nine;  and  when,  on  the  evening  of  October  11, 
we  sat  down  to  our  initiation  dinner,  the  heart  of  every 
Phi  man  swelled  with  pride  at  the  loyalty  and  earnest- 
ness expressed  that  night.  Several  Beta  men  gave  us 
the  pleasure  of  their  company,  as  well  as  many  of  our 
own  alumni. 

Our  relations  with  the  other  fraternities  of  Amherst 
are  most  amicable.  It  has  always  been  our  policy  to 
avoid  "deals"  of  any  kind,  and  the  majority  of  the 
fraternities  have  come  to  follow  our  example  in  this 
respect.  We  have  sometimes,  though  seldom,  lost  an 
election  on  account  of  this  stand  ;  but  we  feel  fully 
repaid  in  the  respect  which  the  other  fraternities 
accord  us.  And  honesty  has  had  its  reward ;  for  the 
college  trusts  us,  as  is  shown  by  the  number  of  class 
and  college  offices  which  we  held  last  year.  No  fra- 
ternity in  college  could  boast  of  so  many  as  ourselves. 
We  had  the  manager  of  the  track  team,  manager  of 
the  musical  association,  manager  of  the  senior  dra- 
matics, leaders  of  the  glee  and  banjo  clubs,  with  eight 
men  on  the   various  clubs,  president  of   the   freshman 

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class,  assistant  manager  of  the  football  team,  a  man  on 
the  debating  team,  and  many  other  offices. 

Our  social  life  has  been  most  pleasant  and  congenial. 
Many  informal  dances  were  given,  and  at  the  time  of 
the  "  Prom,"  the  house  was  given  up  to  the  visiting  young 
ladies.  Our  senior  reception  at  Commencement  time 
was  also  most  successful.  The  parlors  were  crowded 
from  six  to  eight. 

It  seems  that  a  word  here  about  our  own  relations  in 
the  chapter  might  not  be  inappropriate.  First,  we  are 
one.  There  are  no  splits,  no  quarrels.  Brothers  indeed 
we  are, —  happy,  industrious,  and  thinking,  and  working 
for  old  Chi  Phi.  It  has  been  the  custom  for  years  to 
have  entertainments  given  in  winter  term  by  the  differ- 
ent delegations.  These  generally  occur  Saturday  even- 
ing ;  and  we  have  found  that  they  have  been  instrumental 
in  binding  us  closely  together,  and  that,  it  appears  to  me, 
is  the  first  and  foremost  thing  to  be  sought  after  in  our 
chapter  life. 

Our  college  is  forging  ahead  under  the  wise  di- 
rection of  President  Harris.  Its  athletics  are  improving, 
as  every  one  knows  by  our  records  in  track  and  base- 
ball. In  fact,  those  of  us  who  are  here  at  present  are 
seeing  both  college  and  chapter  improving;  gaining 
honors,  and  paving  the  way  for  new  successes  to  come. 

Abner  Thorp,  Jr. 


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LEHIGH  UNIVERSITY 

THE  collegiate  year  of  1901-1902  has  marked  a 
new  epoch  in  the  history  of  the  Psi  Chapter. 
Throughout  the  summer  the  brothers  had  been 
in  continual  communication  with  new  men  in- 
tending to  enter  college  in  the  fall.  Some  were  pledged ; 
and  so  bright  were  our  prospects  for  getting  others,  we 
were  fully  convinced  that  the  time  had  come  when  we 
must  have  better  quarters.  Consequently,  our  ideas  were 
imparted  to  the  trustees  of  the  Psi  building  fund  ;  and  as 
was  expected  they  took  up  the  matter  immediately,  and 
before  college  opened  we  were  presented  with  a  new 
house.  The  house  is  a  three-story  brick  building  with 
mansard  roof,  and  is  capable  of  accommodating  twenty 
men.  It  is  situated  one  block  west  of  the  university 
campus,  and  fronts  on  Packer  Avenue  ;  the  lot  being  on  a 
corner,  120  feet  front  by  200  feet  deep.  In  front  of  the 
house,  and  also  upon  one  side,  there  is  a  lawn ;  while  in 
the  rear  is  a  tennis-court.  Shrubbery,  as  well  as  trees, 
surround  the  house.  Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  we 
were  unable  to  occupy  the  place  before  the  middle  of 
October,  we  managed,  due  to  the  rushing  of  the  past 
summer,  to  land  eleven  men  ;  thus  swelling  our  numbers 
to  twenty,  eighteen  of  whom  came  into  the  house  to 
live.  The  new  men  were  Brothers  Dawson,  Waters, 
Henderson,  Leonard,  Hewit,  Larmour,  Pyne,  Woodbury, 
Regester,  Evans,  and  Stonebraker. 

As  might  be  expected,  soon  fate  turned  her  hand  in  our 
direction,  and  we  began  to  lose  several  of  our  brothers. 
First  of  all,  Brother  Dawson,  owing  to  an  injury  re- 
ceived in  a  baseball  game,  left  college ;  then  Brother 
Dortch,  due  to  ill  health;  and  finally  Brother  Edelen. 

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In  November  we  gave  a  tea.  This  proved  a  most  de- 
lightful occasion,  introducing  into  society  "our  newly- 
welcomed  brothers."  The  house  was  beautifully  decor- 
ated and  thrown  open  for  inspection.  The  congratu- 
lations were  many. 

Upon  the  twenty-second  of  February  the  chapter,  in 
conjunction  with  the  trustees,  had  planned  to  hold  a 
small  reunion  ;  but,  owing  to  a  heavy  snowstorm  prevail- 
ing, our  plans  were  very  much  upset.  Next  year  we  hope 
to  have  a  successful  reunion  ;  and  for  this  purpose  steps 
have  already  been  taken  to  have  the  brothers  back. 

During  the  second  term  we  lost  Brothers  Bohannon 
and  Person,  who  left  college  to  accept  positions.  From 
the  former  we  learn  that  he  intends  entering  college  in 
the  fall.  We  lose  two  more  brothers  at  the  end  of  the 
year.  Brother  Hanna,  by  graduation,  who  has  been  ap- 
pointed an  assistant  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology ;  and  Brother  Hill,  who  goes  to  Pittsburg. 

At  the  present  writing  it  is  rumored  that  the  faculty 
intends  making  fraternities  at  Lehigh,  sophomore  and 
upper-class  societies.  It  is  the  opinion  of  the  Zeta  that 
such  action  will  put  the  best  fraternities  upon  a  rock- 
bottom  basis. 

Walter  Scott  Hanna. 


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OBITUARIES 


CHARLES  WHITTIER  ASPER,  Xi,  74 

CHARLES  WHITTIER  ASPER  was  born  at 
Chardon,  Geaug  County,  Ohio,  February  15, 
•853- 

While  quite  young  he  accompanied  his 
parents  to  Missouri,  growing  up  in  Livingstone  County. 
In  1870  he  entered  Cornell  University  ;  but,  owing  to  the 
death  of  his  father,  he  was  compelled  to  leave  college 
during  his  sophomore  year.  In  1876  he  entered  the  re- 
corder's office,  and  in  1877  was  made  deputy  collector. 
In  1879  he  was  appointed  county  recorder  by  Governor 
Phelps,  and  in  1881,  he  was  appointed  assistant  swamp- 
land agent  for  the  state.  In  1882  he  returned  to  Chilli- 
cothe,  and  opened  up  a  loan  and  insurance  office  with 
Bert  V.  Gill  as  partner.  Brother  Asper  was  married  in 
1884  to  Miss  Mary  Kunkel,  who,  with  four  children,  sur- 
vives him. 

He  was  one  of  Chillicothe's  most  prominent  business 
men,  and  always  took  a  very  active  part  in  public  and 
political  affairs.  For  six  or  eight  years  before  his  death 
his  health  had  been  failing.  A  slight  stroke  of  apoplexy, 
aggravated  by  a  severe  case  of  asthma,  crippled  him 
physically ;  but  he  attended  to  his  office  duties  without 
fail,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  weeks  last  fall.  He 
had  a  relapse  on  the  last  day  of  December,  which  cul- 
minated in  his  death,  January  2,  1902. 


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WINGFIELD  S.  ARTER,  Xi,  '96 

I  ED  by  his  own  hand,  December,   1901,  at  Topeka, 
Kan. 


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HOWARD  S.  AVERY,   Lambda,  '98 

IT  is  with  deep  regret  Lambda  announces  the  death  of 
Brother  Howard  S.  Avery,  '98.  He  was  drowned  in 
the  Detroit  River,  Fort  Wayne,  while  returning  from  a 
fishing  expedition  on  April  3,  1902. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Spanish  War  he  was  appointed 
First  Sergeant  of  the  14th  Infantry,  and  because  of  his 
heroic  conduct  in  leading  an  attack  and  capturing 
Blockhouse  14  at  Manila,  earned  a  Lieutenancy.  After 
two  years'  service  in  the  Philippines,  Lieutenant  Avery 
returned,  and  was  stationed  at  Fort  Wayne.  He  was 
also  commanding  officer  of  the  guard  which  was  in 
charge  of  the  remains  of  the  late  President  McKinley 
while  lying  in  state. 


ROBERT   BROOKE   FINCH,   Xi,    78 

XI  mourns  the  death  of  Brother  Finch.  He  was 
born  in  Ithaca,  May  11,  1857,  and  died  at  Superior 
City,  Wis.,  October  18,  1901.  In  the  chapter  records  is 
found  the  following  in  Brother  Finch's  own  writing : 

"  Re-entered  Cornell  in  the  fall  of  '79,  in  the  class  of 
'82.     Once  more  back  in  good  old  Xi  Chapter." 


WILLIAM    ELLIOTT    HUGER,    JR.,    Alpha,  '93 

IN  the  death  of  Brother  Huger,  Chi  Phi  has  lost  a 
loyal,  beloved  brother.  He  had  already  accomplished 
much  in  his  profession  for  one  of  his  years,  and  gave 
promise  of  great  success  in  the  future.  At  the  Johns 
Hopkins  Hospital,  which  he  left  less  than  a  year  ago,  as 
assistant  to  Brother  Hugh  H.  Young  (A),  he  was  held 
in  the  greatest  esteem  in  the  branch  of  genito-urinary 
surgery.     He  was  a  hard   student,  and  had  done  much 


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valuable  original  work,  which  gained  for  him  consider- 
able reputation  as  a  skilful  operator  in  a  place  where 
they  abound.  At  Charleston  he  had  only  just  begun  his 
practice  when  he  was  taken  ill,  and  carried  to  Baltimore 
to  die  amidst  the  scene  of  his  recent  achievements.  We 
gready  mourn  his  loss,  and  extend  our  deepest  sympathy 
to  his  young  wife  and  family. 


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GEORGE   ALBERT    HUTCHINSON, 
Omicron/  93 

lED  in  Chicago,  September  13,  1901. 


WILLIAM   LEAMAN,   Zeta,   '57 


BROTHER  LEAMAN,  one  of  the  founders  of  Zeta 
Chapter,  died  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  November,  1901. 


HENRY   C.    G.   REBER,   Zeta,   '66 

BROTHER  HENRY  C.  G.  REBER  of  Reading, 
Pa.,  was  born  December  18,  1846.  At  the  age  of 
twenty  years  he  graduated  from  Franklin  and  Marshall 
College.  His  literary  tastes  and  inclinations  early  di- 
rected his  thoughts  toward  a  legal  career,  and  with  this 
purpose  in  view  became  a  student  of  law,  progressed 
rapidly  in  his  studies,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Berks  County  in  April,  1869.  In  1874  he  was  elected 
District  Attorney,  and  served  in  that  office  from  1875  to 
1877.  He  exhibited  great  force  of  character;  and  it  is 
the  well-grounded  opinion  of  many,  that  he  was  the 
strongest  District  Attorney  Berks  County  has  ever  had. 
As  a  public  spirited   citizen.  Brother  Reber   nobly  ac- 


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quitted  himself  of  every  duty  that  devolved  upon  him 
from  time  to  time,  and  from  every  consideration  is  en- 
titled to  rank  with  the  most  representative  men  of  east- 
ern Pennsylvania. 

During  his  collegiate  course  he  became  a  member  of 
the  Princeton  Order  of  Chi  Phi,  in  whose  affairs  he 
always  took  a  lively  interest.  Brother  Reber  was  instru- 
mental in  the  union  of  the  Hobart  and  Princeton  Orders 
of  Chi  Phi  in  1867,  being  chairman  of  the  committee 
which  perfected  the  Union.  He  was  always  an  ardent 
supporter  of  the  Scarlet  and  Blue  and  his  love  for  Chi 
Phi  lasted  until  the  time  of  his  death,  November  11, 
1901.  In  him  Zeta  has  lost  one  of  the  oldest  and  most 
faithful  of  her  alumni,  who  was  ever  warm  and  friendly 
to  all  who  wore  the  badge  of  our  beloved  Fraternity. 


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RALPH   STRICKLAND,   JR.,   Delta,   '^7 

lED  October,  1901,  in  Albany,  N.Y. 


GEORGE  COVINGTON   PREAT,   Alpha,  70 

lED  in  New  Orleans,  February,  1902.    . 


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JAMES   THURLOW    WEED,  Xi,  '04 


BROTHER  WEED  died  on  December  10,  1901,  at 
Binghamton,  of  inflammatory  rheumatism,  which 
attacked  the  heart.  At  the  time  of  his  death  Brother 
Weed  was  21  years  of  age,  and  just  entering  what  prom- 
ised to  be  a  happy  and  useful  career. 

Brother  Weed  was  born  in  Binghamton,  and  spent  his 
boyhood  days  there.     He  entered  Princeton  from  Law- 


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renceville,  but  came  to  Cornell  the  following  year,  and 
took  an  academic  course.  Leaving  college  in  the  spring 
of  his  freshman  year,  he  went  into  business  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  he  remained  until  June,  1901.  He  then 
returned  to  Binghamton,  and  was  about  to  engage  in 
business  when  the  fatal  illness  overtook  him. 

Brother  Weed  was  loved  by  all,  and  his  rare  good 
fellowship  made  for  him  many  fast  friends  who  now 
deeply  mourn  his  loss. 


JOHN    ADAM  WERNER   HETRICK,   Zeta,  '72 
lED  in  Asbury  Park,  N.J.,  October,  1901. 


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CHAPTER  ROLL 


ACTIVE    MEMBERSHIP 


ALPHA 

George  Eaton  Adams Fort  Worth,  Tex. 

Richard  Walker  Balling,  Epsilon Huntsville,  Ala. 

Charles  Scott  Brent,  Jr Lexington,  Ky. 

Joseph  R.  A.  Bruce Richmond,  Va. 

Henry  Owen  Easley South  Boston,  Va. 

Gerald  Toole  Hill Bahimore,  Md. 

Robert  Thurston  Hubard,  Zeta Balling,  Buckingham  Co.,  Va. 

Arthur  Preston  Hutton Abingdon ,  Va. 

Andrew  Adger    Manning,  Gatnma Spartansburg,  S.C. 

James  Henderson  Moran,  Beta Dresden,  Tenn. 

GusTAVus  Winston  Parrish,  Delta Portsmouth,  Va. 

Clarence  Braiden  Penn Abingdon,  Va. 

Malcolm  Johnston  Taylor,  A Ipha New  Orleans,  La. 

Luke  Matthews  White Huntsville,  Ala. 

Philip  Hall  Wokman Dayton,  Ohio 


BETA 

1902 

Allen  Lansing  Appleton 313  Maple  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Carl  Thompson   Bilyea Watertown,  N.Y. 

George  Bright,  Jr 302  Mahantongo  St.,  Pottsville,  Pa. 

Louis  Shattuck  Gates 69  Hammond  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Walter  Lorrain  Cook,  Alpha,  154  First  Nat.  Bank,  Burlington,  Iowa 

Harry  George  Koch 199  25th  St.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Edwin  Whitman  Sturtevant 2950  Calumet  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

1903 

Howard  Breed 408  Pike  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Francis  Woodward  Davis 286  Highland  Ave.,  W.  Newton,  Mass. 

Mortimer  Yale  Ferris,  Delta Windsor  Road,  Waban,  Mass. 

Edwin  Rowland  Humphreys 50  Ashford  St.,  Allston,  Mass* 

Silas  Clarence  Merrick,  Zeta 1403  3d  Ave.,  New  Brighton,  Pa. 

Harry  Augustus  Pemberton Woodland  Ave..  Auburndale,  Mass. 

Philip  Reeder  Smith 2310  Grand  Ave.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

MiLFORD  Wertheimbr 145  E.  6ist  St.,  New  York,  N.Y. 

1904 

Harry  Kent  Chapin 528  N.  State  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Robert  Staverly  Hamilton, £'/«7<7«. 446  Lawrence  St.,  Helena,  Mont. 
Charles  Lowell  Homer Prout's  Neck,  Maine 


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James  Garrison  Metcalfe 1054  ist  St.,  Evansville,  Ind. 

Samuel  Alfred  McClung 1180  Murray  Hill  Ave...  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

George  Hardy  Powell,  Gamma 709  Park  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

1905 

Neil  Davis  Emerson Dock  St.,  Wilmington,  N.C. 

Edwin  Bruce  Hill 5502  Margaretta  St.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

John  Hampden  Halliday,  Jr.  ..  ...1121  N.  Meridian  St.,  Indianapolis 

Theodore  Parker  Moorehead Foo  Chow,  China 

Edwin  Lawrence  Smith 2310  Grand  Ave.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

GAMMA 

1902 

Thomas  Whipple  Connally 53  Ashby  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

RoBT.  Fowler  Hemphill,  Zeta 514  Peachtree  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Verlyn  Branham  Moore,  Delta Bolton,  Ga. 

Paul  Richter  Turner,  Alpha Cedartown,  Ga. 

1903 

James  Widerman  Lee,  Jr.,  Beta.  .5063  Westminster  PI.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Montague  Laffitte  Boyd Oxford,  Ga. 

1904 

Lucius  Gartrell  Baird 105  Capital  Square,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Ross  Bosworth,  Epsilon Rome,  Ga. 

Eugene  Bass  Burden 627  Vineville  Ave.,  Macon,  Ga. 

Darwin  Hudson  Boyd Oxford,  Ga. 

H AWLEY  MiDDLEBROOKS  CoLEMAN Northeu ,  Ga. 

JuDSON  NoYES  Crabb Ccdartown,  Ga. 

Samuel  James  Crowe 156  Lee  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

RoBT.  Walton  Lomkin Kratsee,  Ga. 

Geo.  Winship  Nunnally 375  Peachtree  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Willis  Eugene  Ragan,  Jr 574  Peachtree  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

1905 

Alexander  Stephens  Clay,  Jr Marietta,  Ga. 

DELTA 

1902 

George  Kellog  Heyer,  Beta Colts  Neck,  N.J. 

RussEL  Woodward  Leary 511  N.  Broad  St.,  Elizabeth,  N.J. 

Ralph  Ogden  Smith Salem,  N.J. 

Chas.  Warren  Stevens,  Jr.,  ^//^,  228  Elizabeth  Ave.,  Elizabeth,  N.J. 

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1903 

Clarence  B.  Bkokaw Plainfield,  N.J 

Wright  Sammis  Hoag Baldwin  Place,  N.Y= 

William  Henry  Stewart Oak  Hurly,  N.Y, 

1904 

Stephen  Clifton  Garrison,  Delta Elmer.  N.J. 

Milton  Shortlidge  Ley 538  Monroe  Ave,  Elizabeth,  N„J„ 

Harold  Blackman  Osborn,  Z^^«,  220  Seaman  St.,  New  Brunswick^  N.J. 
Bertram  Frothingham  Shivler,  Gamma, i^^  Myrtle  Ave  , Troy,  N.Y. 
Clifford  Elisha  Stevens,  Epsilon,  228  Elizabeth  Ave.,  Elizabeth,  N.J. 

1905 

Harry  Baremore  Angus 43  6F.  Broad  St.,  Elizabeth,  N.J. 

Wm.  Paul  Morton Salem,  N.J. 

LoRNE  Pease  Plummer,  Jr Quinton,  N.J. 

Elmer  John  Pearce Linden,  N.J. 

Clarence  Lockerson  Smith 54  S.  Clinton  Ave.,  Trenton,  N.J. 

James  Henry  Willock 472  2d  Ave.,  Troy,  N.Y, 

EPSILON 

1902 

George  Blanton  Allen Morganfield,  Ky. 

James  F.  Epes Blackstone,  Va.- 

Cabell   F.  Fitzgerald Richmond,  Va. 

Pierce  Bernard  Hill,  Beta Richmond,  Va. 

Lyttleton  E.  Hubbard,  Alpha Balling,  Va. 

James  D.  Pasco Monticello,  Fla. 

Hamilton  Willcox,  Zeta Blairs,  Va. 

1903 

Stuart  Christian Richmond,  Va. 

Richard  Gilliam Covington,  Va, 

Joseph  K.  Irving Howardsville,  Va, 

W,  Twvman  Williams,  Gaimna Woodstock,  Va, 

1904 

William  G,  Butler Richmond,  Va. 

William  G,  McCorkle Charleston,  W.  Va, 

Abner  Payne Charleston,  W,  Va. 

Henry  Thornton New  York,  N.Y. 

1905 

Thomas  W.  Ellett Richmond,  Va. 

Frank  D.  Irving Richmond,  Va, 

Richard  M.  Price Charleston,  Va. 


ZETA 

1902 

Joseph  Elmkr   Guy Baltimore,  Md. 

Carle  Horne  Smith,  A  Ipka Bradford,  Pa. 

1904 

Henry  Wadsworth  Brubaker,  Delta  and  Zeta Lexington,  Pa 

Frederick  Andrew  Cook,  Beta Catonsville,  Pa 

Jesse  William  Gitt,  Epsilon Hanover,  Pa. 

Forrest  Grim  Schaeffer,  Gamma... \oc)  Woodward  St.,  Reading,  Pa. 

1905 

Ralph  Franklin  Brown Mififlinsburg,  Pa. 

Russell  Meyer  Hartzell Chalfont,  Pa. 

William  Wilson  Heinitsh 229  W.  Chestnut  St.,  Lancaster,  Pa. 

Paul  Nicholas  Schaeffer 409  Woodward  St.,  Reading,  Pa. 

ETA 

1902 

Sterling  Hamilton  Blockshear,  A Ipha Athens,  Ga. 

James  Force  H art,  Beta Athens,  Ga. 

Mitchell  King,  Zeta 894  Peachtree  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Marion  Sims  Richardson,  Gamma 12  Kimball  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

1903 

Benj.  Henry  Barrow Athens,  Ga. 

Andrew  Calhoun,  Delta 672  Peachtree  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Eugene  Herbert  Clay Marietta,  Ga. 

Robert  Franklin  Grass Thomson,  Ga. 

Frank  Morris  Ridley,  Jr La  Grange,  Ga. 

Hugh  McDaniel  Scott 274  Peachtree  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Alfred  Austell  Thornton 611  Peachtree  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

1904 

Frank  Raymon  Clarke Summerville,  Augusta,  Ga. 

Hugh  Harralson  Gordon Kirkwood,  Ga. 

Paul  Eldridge  Jette.  201  W.  37th  St.,  Savannah,  Ga. 

Ralph  Meldrim 14  W.  Macon  St.,  Savannah,  Ga. 

Henry  Fort  Scott,  Jr 274  Peachtree  St. ,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

1905 

HiNTON  James  Baker 624  Green  St.,  Augusta,  Ga. 

William  Johnston  Cranstown 560  Reynolds  St.,  Augusta,  Ga. 

Cleveland  Evins Spartansburg,  S.C. 


182 


Jere  Wyckliffe  Goldsmith 279  Peachtree  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

DuGAS  McClusky c.  L.  McClusky,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Albert  Edward  Thornton,  Jr 611  Peachtree  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga.. 

THETA 

1902 

Prentice  Hale  Burlingham 407  E.  Main  St.,  Richmond,  Va. 

John  Williams  Doty,  Alpha 63  Arthur  St.,  Brantford,  Can. 

Samuel  Irving  Foster 133  ist  St.,  Troy,  N .Y. 

Fred  Pogue  Jacobs 134  East  St.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

Harry  Judd 39  Waterville  St.,  Waterbury,  Conn. 

Milton  Smith 4th  and  Oak,  Louisville,  Ky. 

William  Stewart  Thomson 187  W.  135th  St.,  New  York,  N.Y. 

William  Henry  Young 700  7th  St.,  Burlington,  Iowa 

1903 

Chester  William  Adams,  Beta Valley  Sta.,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Chas.  Ridgely  Barnett .2123  3d  Ave.,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Reuben  Davis 2S1  Shady  Ave.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Harry  Johnston  Deutschbein,  Gcr;«7«« Lancaster,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Louis  Gillespie  Fenton 4^4  W.  5th  St.,  Jamestown,  N.Y. 

Roy  Castle  Greenfield W.  3d  St.,  Oil  City,  Pa. 

Marcus  Hulings W.  7th  St.,  Oil  City,  Pa. 

Arthur  Cox  Spangle Zanesville,  Ohio 

John  Wirth,  Z^^-^ 465  S.  Pearl  St.,  Albany,  N.Y. 

1904 

Joel  Frazier  Bonnie 417  W.  Ormsby  St.,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Elbert  Hermon  Dresser,  Delta 531  W.  3d  St.,  Duluth,  Minn. 

Olan  McPherson  Ferebee,  Epsilon Naval  Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va. 

Karl  Shackleford  Ferguson 1302  3d  St.,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Chas.  Raymond  Humphreys 47  15th  St.,  Wheeling,  W.  Va. 

Joseph  George  Mayer 11  Sassafras,  Erie,  Pa. 

Abram  Sternberg 547  W.  6th  St.,  Erie,  Pa. 

1905 

Allen  Van  Rensselaer 293  Clark  St.,  Albany,  N.Y. 

David  A.  Starbuck 130  Ridge  St.,  Glens  Falls,  N.Y. 

IOTA 

1903 

Harry  Delbert  Ammon,  Z)c?/^rt Potsdam,  Ohio 

Clarence  Bigelow,  Zeta N.  Main  St.,  Findlay,  Ohio 

183 


Dexter  Edward  McDonels Hotel  Doodale,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Pranklin  Erving  Martin,  Gamma 

ii6  S.  Washington  Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio 

William  Arthur  Macfarlane 812  State  St.,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Gilbert  Holland  Stewart,  Jr.,  Alpha,  Normandie,  Columbus,  Ohio 
Eliphat  Andrews  Osborn,  Beta 578  E.  Town  St.,  Columbus,  Ohio 

1904 

Donald  Ranson  Mitchell 424  N.  Sandusky  Ave.,  Findlay,  Ohio 

Francis  Bayer  Williams 809  Grand  Ave ^  Dayton,  Ohio 

1905 

Verne  Dwight  Howard 307  W.  7th  Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Frank  Edmund  Layman 30  Scott  St.,  Youngstown,  Ohio 

John  Burnham  Story 132  W.  2d  St.,  Chillicothe,  Ohio 

LAMBDA 

1901 

William  Hubbard  Cooper 1405  Chapala  St.,  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 

Elwin  Wilfred  Stebbens,  Beta Woodside,  Cal. 

1902 

Thomas  Wilson  Dibblee,  Alpha 

Puntadel  Castillo,  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 
John  Faxon  Mo'R'e,  Z eta 131  Arrellaga  St.,  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 

1903 

Robert  Edgar  Jack,  Jr San  Luis  Opispo,  Cal. 

George  Lindley  Sessions. ^>>,^. 310  19th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Harry  Coleman  Sessions 310  19th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

1904 

Fletcher  McNutt  Hamilton,  Gamma 

2609  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal, 

Ralph  Wheeler  McCormick 1803  Alameda  Ave.,  Alameda,  Cal. 

Oscar  Andresen  Schlesinger,  Epsilon,  1207  Filbert  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Samuel  Mossman  Stow,  Delia Galeta,  Cal. 

Frederico  Roderick  Wulff,6  Calle  de  Viesca,  Torreon,  Coalaula,  Mex. 

1905 

Henry  Wells  Howard 1734  Anacapa,  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 

Euclid  Covington  Pringle 326  E.  19th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

William  Burling  Tucker 2030  Broadway,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Grantland  Bailey  Voorhies 11 1  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


184 


MU 

1902 

William  George  Broadhukst 251  W.  87th  St.,  New  York,  N.Y. 

Howard  Hoffman 356  Henry  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Arnold  Sinclair Midlothian,  Md. 

Duncan  Gersell  Sinclair Midlothian,  Md. 

William  H.  Taylor,  Jr.,  Beta Stroudsburg,  Pa. 

1903 

Chester  Edmonds  Bradley,  Alpha,  3  Duncan  Ave.,  Jersey  City,  N.J. 

William  James  Bray 52  Pavonia  Ave.,  Arlington,  N.J. 

Harry  Thompson  Chamberlin,  Delta,  139  W.  8th  St.,  Bayonne,  N.J. 

1904 

Richard  Allison  Backus,  Zeta 521  E.  State  St.,  Trenton,  N.J. 

George  Edward  Gray,  Gaintna 43  Prospect  St.,  E.  Orange,  N.  J. 

1905 

Harry  Cifford  Gordon 39  Whitehall  St.,  New  York,  N.Y. 

James  George  McCarty,  Epsilon 986  Ellicot  Sq.,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

NU 

1902 

Albert  Boggess 2401  Parrott  Ave  ,  Waco,  Tex. 

William   Henry   Ward 2017  Elysian  St.,  Houston,  Tex. 

1903 

Herbert  George  Henne,  Alpha New  Braunfels,  Tex. 

Edward  Joel  Palm 504  W.  14th  St.,  Austin,  Tex. 

Seth  Shepard  Searcy,  Zeta Brenham,  Tex. 

George  Spencer  Wright Brenham,  Tex. 

1904 

Ralph  Waldo   Loomis 440  N.  El  Paso  St.,  El  Paso,  Tex. 

Herbert  Drummond  Mendenhall,  Beta  .604  Franklin  St.,  Tampa,  Fla. 

1905 

James  Earl  Broussard,  Z>^/^rt; Double  Bayou,  Tex. 

Harry    Moore  Crighton,  £"/jz7<?« Okolona,  Miss. 

Allen  George  Heard 418  N.  Main  St.,  Cleburne,  Tex. 


185 


Joseph  M  atthews  Reynolds Albany,  Tex. 

Frank  Watkins   Sampson 1312  E.  9th  St.,  Austin,  Tex. 

Chester  Hunter  Terrell,  Gamma.  .903  Texas  Ave.,  San  Antonio,  Tex. 

XI 

1902 

Chester  Buck  Du  Bois,  Beta 30  Giles  St.,  Bridgetown,  N.J. 

Mitchem  Webb  Offutt E.  Main  St.,  Georgetown,  Ky. 

Joseph  Briggs  Weaver,  Alpha Danby,  Pa. 

John  Sumner  White 112  E.  Buffalo  St.,  Ithaca,  N.Y. 

1903 

Ernest  Brooks 19  E.  60th  St.,  New  York,  N.Y. 

Bruce  Sedgwick    Burlingame 204  De  Witt  St.,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 

Sherwood  Richard  Davidge  64  Front  St.,  Binghamton,  N.Y. 

John  Cornwell    Fox Penn  Yan,  N.Y. 

Seth  Evans  Hodge 440  Ludlow  Ave.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

James  Morrison,  Gamma Ludlow  Ave.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Thomas  Spencer  Ramsdell,  Delta Housatonic,  Mass. 

1904 

Charles  Harold  Day,  Epsilon 65  Humbolt  Ave.,  Providence,  R.I. 

Holland   Berkley    Hackett Easton,  Pa. 

George  Frederick  Ott,  Jr 530  N.  6th  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Allen  Mason,  Zeta 67  Erskine  St.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Preston  Knox  Morrow 75  Mitchell  PI.,  E.  Orange,  N.J. 

Ralph  Moore  Thompson 105  Portland  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

1905 

Roderick   Sedgwick   Burlingame 204  De  Witt  St.,  SjTacuse,  N.Y. 

Charles    Frederick   Littlejohn Montclair,  N.J. 

Joseph  Gleeson  Murphy 1189  Woodward  Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Charles  Perrin  Shaw 1023  Jefferson  Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

William  Lee  Southwell Equinnuk,  Pa. 

Benjamin  Oliver  Williams 1450  Pearl  St.,  Denver,  Col. 

OMICRON 

1902 

William  Bailey,  Alpha Somers,  N.Y. 

Owen  Good  Butts 820  ist  Ave.,  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa 

Richard  De  Wolfe  Brixey Seymour,  Conn. 

Garrit  Samuel  Cannon,  Zeta 928  Hudson  St.,  Hoboken,  N.J, 

186 


BuRWELL   Morgan   Crosthwaite New  York,  N.Y. 

Wilcox   Doolittle 212  S.  James,  Hamilton,  Ontario,  Can. 

Charles  Remington  Ellicott 117  Broadway,  Nyack,  N.Y. 

Morgan  Schuit    Elmer Central  Valley,  N.Y. 

Alex.  Crawford  Hoyt 35  N.  Jefferson  St.,  New  Castle,  Penn. 

Lafayette  Menefee  Hughes 1200  Grant  Ave.,  Denver,  Col. 

John  Francis  Judge 737  E.  Brigham  St.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 

Antoine  Jacques  Newell 306  West  End  Ave.,  New  York  City 

Dudley  Sturgis  Norton,  Beta .* Babylon,  N.Y. 

William  Earle  Porter 1510  Sherman  Ave.,  Denver,  Col. 

Frederick  Richard  Rubsamen Murray  Hill,  N.J. 

1903 

Reginald  Waldo  Brixey,  Gamma Seymour,  Conn. 

Raymond  Burnham 389  E.  50th  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Warren  Gray  Higgins 562  E.  Broad  St.,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Reginald  Jackson Kenneth  Square,  Penn. 

Charles  Sterling  Judson,  Epsilon.  ..11  Cottage  Ave.,  Ansonia,  Conn. 

Arthur  Josiah   Mills 75  South  St.,  Pittsfield,  Mass. 

Charles  Earle  Moore Chicago  Beach  Hotel,  Chicago,  111. 

John   Benjamin   Porteaus 34  Fairmont  St.,  Norwich,  Conn. 

Chester  Dudley  Triph,  Delta 5022  Greenwood  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Frank  Griffiths  Webster 430  Prospect  Ave.,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

1904 

Henry  Alden 221  Fir  Street,  Akron,  Ohio 

NoRRis  Pitch AiRN  Ballou Denver,  Col. 

RoBT.  Vail  Barkalon 1410  Josephine  St.,  Denver,  Col. 

William  Felton  Barrett Hotel  Metropole,  Chicago,  111. 

Benj.  Tappin  Fairchild. 65  E.  s6th  St.,  New  York,  N.Y. 

Marrion  Hatch  Fisher 518  N.  Maine  St.,  Jamestown,  N.Y. 

Henry  Wilson  Gardiner Normandie  Hotel,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Fred  Merritt  Harris Chadron,  Neb. 

Herman  La  Mott  Leroy 306  W.  80th  St.,  New  York,  N.Y. 

Converse  Rising  Lewis 43  W.  88th  St.,  New  YorTc,  N.Y. 

Frank  G.  Noble Hotel  Lennox,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

Walter  Wellington  Ratt 1430  Pearl  St.,  Denver,  Col. 

Frederick  Behrens  Ryan 159  W.  119th  St  ,  New  York,  N.Y. 

Albert  Cooper  Wakd 51  W.  53d  St.,  New  York,  N.Y. 

RHO 

1902 

Joseph  A.  Nevin 158  Bowers  St.,  Jersey  City,  N.J. 

Wm.  H.  SniNDLr? Middleburgh,  Pa. 

187 


1903 

Albert  Long  Hill,  Alpha Scottdale,  Pa, 

Earl  Ernst,  Gamma New  St.,  Easton,  Pa. 

1904 

David  Adams  Calhoun 617  West  End  Ave.,  New  York  City 

Matthew  D.  T.  Kelley 142  S.  6th  St.,  Easton,  Pa. 

J.  A.  G.  Stitzer Schuylkill  Haven,  Pa. 

Raymond  G.  Whitesell,  Delta 700  Walnut  St.,  Easton,  Pa. 

B.  O.  Williams 1450  Pearl  St.,  Denver,  Col. 

1905 

Wm.  V.  Berg,  Zeta Ellenville,  N.Y. 

James  D.  Hill Scottdale,  Pa. 

H.  P.  Martin 94  Walnut  St.,  East  Orange,  N.J. 

Ernest  Mora 1192  Park  Ave.,  New  York,  N.Y. 

Joseph  Morrison,  Beta 614  Ferry  St.,  Easton,  Pa. 

Mark  R.  Sooy,  Epsilon Mount  Holly,  N.J. 

SIGMA 

1903 

George  Connor  Hodges,  Jr Greenwood,  S.C. 

Lawrence  Lee Greenwood,  S.C. 

Thomas  Clyde  Moss,  Gam.ma Cameron,  S.C. 

LoY  DuRANT  Thompson,  A  Ipha Stanley,  N.C. 

1904 

Edward  King  Hardin,  Z"^.,  Delta Batesburg,  S.C. 

1905 

Douglass  Claud  Anderson,  Beta Rock  Hill,  S.C. 

Vernon  Sannoy  Cleveland,  Epsilon Spartanburg,  S.C. 

Haskell  Dial,  Zeta Laurens,  S.C. 

Charles  Sinkler  Manning Spartanburg,  S.C. 

Lewis  Patterson  Walker Spartanburg,  S.C. 

PHI 

1902 

Gordon  Berry 7  Highland  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Robert  James  Cleeland 187  Westminster  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Edwin  Fayette  Field 39  Richards  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Horace  Flavel  Holton 427  Union  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Eldon  Bradford  Keith,  Alpha.  ,..122^  Main  Street,  Campello,  Mass. 

188 


Jason    Noble  Pierce    Beta 26  South  St.,  Campello,  Mass. 

Franklin  Leonard  Pope Great  Barrington,  Mass. 

John  Nash  Ott 591  Washington  Boul.,  Chicago,  111. 

David  Nelson  Shillings,  Jr i  Ridgway  St..  Winchester,  Mass. 

Richard  Solomon  Williams. Glastonbury,  Conn. 

1903 

Edmund  Chandler  Beach Riverside,  111. 

Bvard  Wilmarth  Bennett,  Delta 75  Main  St.,  E.  Orange,  N.J. 

Tom  Dewitt  Priddy 1 109  Main  St.,  Findlay,  Ohio 

Frederic  Spence  Tay 17  North  St.,  Salem,  Mass. 

Abner  Thorp,  Jr.,  Zeta 5x2  Prospect  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Theodore  Seckendorff Hillyer  Place,  Washington,  D.C. 

Walter  Rice  Washburn .357  St.  James  Ave.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

1904 

Evans  Brown 1528  P  St.,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.C- 

Harry  Graham  Gray 29  Wildwood  St.,  Winchester,  Mass. 

William  Irving  Hamilton,  Gamma,  509  Monroe  Ave.,  Elizabeth,  N.J. 

Chester  Porter...    132  Catherine  St.,  Elizabeth,  N.J. 

Harry  Edwin  Taylor 626  Adams  St.,  Elizabeth,  N.J. 

Douglas  Grant  Scott,  Epsilon 504  4th  Ave.,  Asbury  Park,  N- J. 

1905 

Earnest  Alpers 194  Clarke  St.,  Westfield,  N.J. 

John  Garfield  Anderson 67  N.  Central  Ave.,  Wollaston,  Mass. 

Daniel  Wilcox  Boynton 37  Putnam  Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Brainerd  Dyer 686  Congress  St.,  Portland,  Maine 

Louis  Lake  Edmunds 123  Central  Ave.,  Fredonia,  N.Y. 

Clifford  Halcombe  Keep 91  Lafayette  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Walter  Chandler  Knapp Upper  Main  St.,  Canandaigua,  N.Y. 

OcTAVius  Knight,  Jr Fanwood,  N.J. 

Henry  Lefavour  Odell 23  Washington  St.,  Beverly,  Mass. 

CHI 

1902 

William  Adriance 7  Mt.  Pleasant  St.,  Winchester,  Mass. 

HENRy  Carroll  Tracy Hanover,  N.H. 

Joseph  Wright 16  Whittier  St.,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

George  Hobbs  Beaudry 68  Newton  St.,  Marlboro,  Mass. 

Frank  Cochrane  Moore Goffstown,  N.H. 

Howard  Merton  Harris Plaistown,  N.H. 

Arthur  Valentine  Ruggles 208  Church  St.,  Clinton,  Mass. 

Arthur  Clarence  Tozzer 62  Nahant  St.,  Lynn,  Mass. 


1903 

Frhd  W.  Baker Prospect  St.,  Lancaster,  N.H. 

Roy  Frederick  Bergengren,  Beta 125  Chatham  St.,  Lynn,  Mass. 

Harold  Ariel  Bullard Bunker  Hill  St.,  Lancaster,  N.H. 

William  Hayden  Conner 8  Portland  St.,  Haverhill,  Mass. 

Lewis  Henry  Haney 208  Normal  Ave.,  Normal,  Illinois. 

Harold  Miner  YI-e^^^  Alpha i6i4  0ak  Ave.,  Evanston,  111. 

Alton  Gerard  Pratt,  Delta Pleasant  St.,  No.  Middleboro,  Mass. 

1904 

Amaza  Bom^les,  Epsilon Highland  St.,  Plymouth,  N-H. 

Elmer  Garfield  Brennon 71  Robbins  St.,  Lowell,   Mass. 

Charles  Eleazer  Davis Tilton,  N.H. 

Hedley  Garland  Drew 6610  Normal  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Paul  Gordon  Favor 22  Chester  St.,  Lowell,  Mass. 

John  Storrs  Fletcher,  Zeta 104  Vine  St.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Albert  Lyon  Hill Deny,  N.H. 

William  Aiken  Kneeland 29  Wyoming  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

William  Harvey  Slayton,  Gamma Lebanon,  N.H. 

Morton  Owen  Withey 577  E.  Main  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 

1905 

Clarence  LeRoy  Barton 132  Church  St.,  Marlboro,  Mass. 

Carroll  Alfred  Campbell South  Hadley  Falls,  Mass. 

Gilbert  Haven  Fall 45  Prospect  St.,  Somersworth,  N.H. 

Fletcher  Hale 8  Victoria  St.,  Dorchester,  Mass. 

Edwin  Humphrey  Hazen 276  Cottage  St.,  Middletown,  Conn. 

Harold  Francis  Lane 7849  Winneconna  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

John  Ransom  Post 24  Buffalo  St.,  Conneaut,  Ohio 

PSI 

1902 

Allan  Gordon    Bohannon,  Alpha Hickory,  N.C. 

Gavin  Hogg  Dortch Raleigh,  N.C. 

Walter  Scott  Hanna,  Zeta Lykens,  Pa. 

Ernest  Meredith  Hill,  Delta 600  W.  North  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

William  Montgomery  Person,  Beta Kittrel,  N.C. 

1903 

Charles  John  Hendrickson Middletown,  N.J. 

Hugh  Gaston  Vander  Veer,  Garnma Somerville,  N.J. 

1904 

William  Carey  Cram,  ]k.,  Epsilon Raleigh,  N.C. 

Thomas  Jefferson  Stone  Edelen,  1105  Harlem  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


[90 


1905 

Edward  Stone  Street  Dawson Rockville,  Md. 

Henry  Simpson  Evans loi  N.  Carey  St.,  Baltimore;  Md. 

Walter  Hilleary  Henderson Rockville,  Md. 

Benjamin  H  artley  Hewit Hollidaysburg,  Pa. 

Joseph  Lough  Larmour Upper  Falls,  Md. 

James    Fulton  Leonard Salisbury,  Md. 

Francis  Rogers  Payne Elizabeth,  N.J. 

Henry  Slicer  Regester,  Jr 1606  Eutaw  Place,  Baltimore,  Md. 

John  E.  Stonebraker 437  Potomac  Ave.,  Hagerstown,  Md. 

Roger  Kenneth  Waters Germantown,  Md. 

Edward  Nicoll  Woodbury Middleboro,  Ky. 


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